The Minoans (year 3)
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Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey - Minoan-inspired throne
Athens 2004 Olympic opening ceremony - The Minoans in the parade of Greek history
The Minoan snake goddess figurine and her votary (Knossos)
Sir Arthur Evans - A photograph
An Aerial view of Knossos
Origins of the term ‘Minoan’
Unknown what the native Cretan population in the 3rd- 2nd millennium called themselves
Evans wanted to differentiate Cretan from mainland Mycenaean culture
‘Minoans’ come from the mythical king Minos
The term was in use before Evans, previously used in a dynastic sense to refer to a period in the 2nd millennium BC
Minoan dating systems - Evans & Platon’s schemes
Minoan people - Origins
Crete was visited in the Palaeolithic period
Permanently settled in the Neolithic period by people from the Fertile Crescent
Possible other influxes later
Unknown languages spoken, possibly related to BA languages of Anatolia
La Parisienne Fresco (Knossos)
Minoan palace floorplan
Sketch of a Minoan palace (reconstruction)
Features of a Minoan palace
Polythira - Rooms with pier and door partitions
Features of a Minoan palace
Lustral basins - Assumed to serve a ritual cleansing function, based on conjecture
Features of a Minoan palace
Throne room - Only found at Knossos
The Procession Fresco
The Cupbearer Fresco
The ‘Sacred Grove’ Fresco
The Tripartite Shrine Fresco
The Toreador/ Bull-leaping Fresco
The Dancing Lady Fresco
The Prince of Lilies/ priest King Fresco
Alternative reconstruction of: The Prince of Lilies/ priest King Fresco
The Ladies in Blue Fresco
Minoan cult places
Caves: Idean (pictured), Diktean/ Psychro, Kamares, Trapeza, Arckalochori, Skotiono, etc.
Minoan cult places
Peak Sanctuaries: Junktas (pictured), Petsophas, etc
Minoan votive figurines - Found on Peak sanctuaries or caves
Minoan Seal Impression - Master of animals motif
House Tombs
Tholos/ Vaulted tombs (Messara)
Rock-cut tombs with multiple chambers
Chamber tombs with long ‘Dromos’ (entrance hallways)
Phaistos Disc - Containing Cretan Hieroglyphic
Untranslated
Linear A
Untranslated - Relationship to Linear B unknown
Linear B
A script used for an early form of Greek
Translated by M.Ventris
Kamares ware
Marine style ware