The monstrous Minotaur riveted ancient Greece and Rome. Prisoner of the Labyrinth, the half man, half bull was a favorite legend for centuries, revealing the intertwined cultures of the ...

Bull-leaping in Crete. Before humans settled on Crete in about 7000 BC, there were no bulls on the island. Instead, now-extinct species of deer and dwarf hippos and elephants thrived, free from ...

History and legend meet and mingle on Crete, the largest of the Greek isles. This is the land where the baby Zeus was kept safe from Kronos, and where later, disguised as a white bull, he brought ...

Cult of the Bull This Minoan wine vessel in the shape of a bull's head is just one example of the popularity of the animal in Minoan art. Bulls were sacred in Crete and symbolized power and fertility.

The civilization made famous by the myth of the Minotaur was as warlike as their bull-headed mascot, new research suggests. The ancient people of Crete, also known as Minoan, were once thought to ...

CHULA VISTA, CA, UNITED STATES, December 2, 2024 /EINPresswire / -- Barbara Tieken , a distinguished poet, essayist, and former mayor of N ...

One such ancient story centers on the bronze sentry Talos.Forged by Hephaestus, the Greek god of smiths and artisans, Talos was said to have guarded the island of Crete, off the coast of Greece.