The MBG are celebrated every four years bringing together the athletes of the Mediterranean Olympic Committees, members of the ICMG, from three continents: Africa, Asia and Europe.

More than 7.700 people participated in the online voting, choosing the final Mascots, between the following four versions of each character: She is a princess of the Cretan Mythology, daughter of King Minos and Pasiphae and the mother goddess in the Minoan pantheon, worshipped as goddess of fertility.

She remains still a symbol of the womens’ independence, strongly represented in many archeological findings.

The mythical creature with the human body and the head of a bull, is the most iconic symbol of the Minoan Era and the Cretan Mythology.

Together with the famous “Horns of Consecration” found in Knossos Palace, they form a global figure of strength and prosperity.The different sports editions https://heraklion23.microplustimingservices.com/#/nations-selection *   Host nation (Greece)