Crete macrocarpa" forest in Europe. Samaria Gorge is a World Biosphere Reserve and Richtis Gorge is protected for its landscape diversity. Crete has a rich mythology mostly connected with the ancient Greek Gods but also connected with the Minoan civilisation. According to Greek Mythology, The Diktaean Cave at Mount Dikti was the birthplace of the god Zeus. The Paximadia islands were the birthplace of the goddess Artemis and the god Apollo. Their mother, the goddess Leto, was worshipped at Phaistos. The goddess Athena bathed in Lake Voulismeni. The ancient Greek god Zeus launched a lightning bolt at a giant lizard that
Son of God (TV series) and New Zealand. "Son of God" was devised in 1999, and was produced and joint-sponsored by BBC Manchester and the Discovery Channel in association with France 3 and Jerusalem Productions. The show was directed by Jean-Claude Bragard—whose previous BBC work had included "Kicking & Screaming – A History of Football" and the documentary series "Panorama"—and the executive producer was Ruth Pitt, who had worked on documentaries such as "42 Up" and Channel 4's "The State of Marriage". During its promotion, Pitt described "Son of God" as "the most complete biography of Jesus that [had] ever been done". Jeremy Bowen, a