H) You decide to find the thieves using a ship. You head down to the beach where you know you’ll find Greek sailors. Soon, you see a sailboat anchored in the cool waters of the Aegean Sea. A group of sailors sit on the sand counting coins and telling tales of the sea. You approach one of the sailors saying, "Would you be willing to take me with you when you sail again?" "Why?” asks the sailor. "I am on a quest to recover a golden statue of the goddess Athena.” you say boldly. The sailors chuckle. "Little one, the sea is a dangerous place." "I'm ready!” you exclaim. The sailors prepare the ship to set sail. The afternoon sun begins to burn your face and shoulders. The light breeze fills the billowy sails and pushes the ship into the calm waters of the Aegean Sea. The sailors say a quick prayer to Poseidon, the god of the seas, for protection. They say an additional prayer to the god of the winds, Aeolus. "We Greeks are the best sailors.” a young sailor informs you. "Why is that so?” you ask. "Well, our land is a land of many peninsulas, surrounded by the Ionian and Aegean Seas. If we couldn't sail, we couldn't trade." You smile, pretending to be interested, but all you can think of is recovering the golden statue of Athena and being a hero. The ship speeds past the region controlled by the city-state of Sparta. You remember your father telling you that all males in this city were required to serve in the Spartan military. The Spartans are very strict. As you round the Peloponnesus, the largest peninsula in Greece, the captain asks the passengers who will be going to the island of Crete and who will be going to Olympia.

Do you?

M) GO TO CRETE