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4/25/13 Minoan Honey : The Bull, The Mushroom And The Mistress Of The Dance
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photo essay #1 photo essay #3
:: photo essay #2 - male roles in minoan culture ::
The archaeology of Bronze Age Crete does not at any point liberate any evidence that the Minoans were ruled by kings, despite thestories of later male-centred Greeks. In fact, males tend to take on more junior roles: where we have a female deity, there is a maleacolyte or worshipper in a salutary pose; where there are female leaders of public rituals, men tend to be depicted as farm workers orsportsmen. Though these men may have been highly regarded, and particularly as bull-leapers may have participated in public ritualsand sacred events, they do not appear to have been treated as sacred personages, and this is a key distinction.
Bull Leaper 1Fresco at Knossos, 1500BC
Bull Leaper 2Knossos, 1600BC
PorterFresco at Knossos - 1500BC
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BoxerFresco at Knossos, 1500BC
Acolyte 1Petsofas, 1600BC
Note bronze weapon which is thought to be ritual rather than for warfare
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Acolyte 2Tylissos, 1500BC
Note tense posture of salute with arched back which matches posture on Ring of Minos
Athlete/Kouros/Sky DeityPalaikastro, 1600BC
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Farm WorkersAgia Triada, 1550BC
Harvesters and ReapersAgia Triada 1550BC
WrestlerAgia Triada, 1550BC
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Sailors 1Akrotiri, Thera, 1600BC
Sailors 2Akrotiri, Thera, 1600BC
Initiate or Axe BearerAgia Triada, 15500BC
Kite FlyerFresco at Knossos, 1500BC
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photo essay #1 photo essay #3
'Minoan Honey: The Bull, The Mushroom & The Mistress of the Dance'Bruce Rimell, January 2009
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