Minoa – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Thu, 08 May 2025 23:20:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg Minoa – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 Art in Ancient Minoa https://brewminate.com/art-in-ancient-minoa/ Thu, 04 Mar 2021 19:14:04 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=122942 There is a vibrancy in Minoan art which was not present in the contemporary East. Introduction The art

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]]> An Introduction to Ancient Minoan Art https://brewminate.com/an-introduction-to-ancient-minoan-art/ Wed, 04 Nov 2020 20:10:43 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=138048 The Bronze Age history of the island is one of development, increasing influence, and eventual destruction. Introduction The

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]]> Exploring Ancient Minoan Knossos https://brewminate.com/exploring-ancient-minoan-knossos/ Wed, 04 Nov 2020 20:10:30 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=138074 Bronze Age Knossos is traditionally called a palace, a description used by its most famous excavator, Sir Arthur

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]]> The Impact of the Eruption of Thera on Ancient Minoan Decline https://brewminate.com/the-impact-of-the-eruption-of-thera-on-ancient-minoan-decline/ Tue, 05 Nov 2019 18:28:01 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=109464 The cataclysmic eruption of Thera split the island of Santorini into three smaller ones. By Jenna Frawley Introduction

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]]> Bull-Leaping Paintings at Ancient Knossos: What Do They Tell Us? https://brewminate.com/bull-leaping-paintings-at-ancient-knossos-what-do-they-tell-us/ Sun, 03 Feb 2019 18:29:29 +0000 http://brewminate.com/?p=73811 Bull-leaping fresco from the east wing of the palace of Knossos (reconstructed), c. 1400 B.C.E., fresco, 78 cm

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]]> Bull’s Head Rhyta and Their Ritual Significance in Ancient Minoa https://brewminate.com/bulls-head-rhyta-and-their-ritual-significance-in-ancient-minoa/ Sun, 03 Feb 2019 18:29:05 +0000 http://brewminate.com/?p=73849 Bull’s head rhyton from the palace at Knossos, c. 1550-1500 B.C.E., black steatite, jasper, and mother-of-pearl, 26 cm

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]]> “La Parisienne” of Ancient Minoa: Mortal or Goddess? https://brewminate.com/la-parisienne-of-ancient-minoa-mortal-or-goddess/ Sun, 18 Nov 2018 18:35:02 +0000 http://brewminate.com/?p=73827 Woman or goddess (“La Parisienne”) from the Camp-Stool fresco, c.1350 B.C.E., western wing of the palace at Knossos,

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]]> The Snake Goddess of Ancient Minoa, an Enticing Mystery https://brewminate.com/the-snake-goddess-of-ancient-minoa-an-enticing-mystery/ Sun, 18 Nov 2018 18:33:46 +0000 http://brewminate.com/?p=73820 Snake Goddess from the palace at Knossos, c. 1600 B.C.E., faience, 29.5 cm high (Archaeological Museum of Heraklion,

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]]> The Palaikastro Octopus Vase of Ancient Minoa – An Enduring Influence https://brewminate.com/the-palaikastro-octopus-vase-of-ancient-minoa-an-enduring-influence/ Thu, 01 Nov 2018 17:32:17 +0000 http://brewminate.com/?p=73834 Octopus vase from Palaikastro, c. 1500 B.C.E., 27 cm high (Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, photo: Wolfgang Sauber, CC BY-SA

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]]> An Eye into Ancient Minoa through the Palaikastro Kouros https://brewminate.com/an-eye-into-ancient-minoa-through-the-palaikastro-kouros/ Thu, 01 Nov 2018 17:31:36 +0000 http://brewminate.com/?p=68917 Statuette of a Male Figure (The Palaikastro Kouros), 1480 – 1425 B.C.E., serpentine, hippopotamus ivory, and gold, 54 x 18.5 cm (Archaeological Museum

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