What kind of relations existed between Minoan Crete and the rest of the Greek world in the Protopalatial and Neopalatial periods (before the eruption)? The Minotaur myth suggests a sort of clientelary one, with the various Greek coastal cities paying tribute to Minoans, for maritime access. IIRC, no other city-state of the area/period had a large enough navy to even locally contest sealane control.