A king of this region slew the Amazon warrior Bremusa, but his journey home to this place ended in tragedy after he was forced to sacrifice his own son to fulfill a promise.
It's not Mesopotamia, but in a myth from this region, a snake which found a magic herb helped to bring back to life a child who had drowned in a cask of honey. A king of this region slew the Amazon warrior Bremusa, but his journey home to this place ended in tragedy after he was forced to sacrifice his own son to fulfill a promise. This place was guarded by a bronze giant with only one blood vessel named (*) Talos. The only sister of Cadmus was seduced by Zeus and taken to this place on the back of a white bull. Seven boys and seven girls were sent to this place every year as sacrifices until Ariadne helped a visiting hero traverse the labyrinth. For 10 points, name this island home of Idomeneus, Europa, and Minos, located south of the Greek mainland.
It's not Mesopotamia, but in a myth from this region, a snake which found a magic herb helped to bring back to life a child who had drowned in a cask of honey.
Crete