CLAS201 Lecture Notes - Dyaus Pita, Hisarlik, Syllabary
2 Dec 2012
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They came up with the notion of government/democracy. They understood they lived in a place called hellas (name for ancient greece) One city state was not a member of another city state (neighbours were seen as enemies) The people who were living in the area we call greece from a very early era. Arthur evans decided he"d call the people minoans from the minotaur (king minos son) The capital of crete is in a place called knossos. Poseidon (god of the dew and fresh spring; water from the ground) Lots of trading with surrounding islands; a trading nation. Minoans had a rich material life; had lots of gold and artwork, etc. The bull seemed to be very important to them (minotaur = half bull/half human) Chthonic religions = religion based around a female deity or group of female deities. Earth itself is a strong component (things perish so that other things can come to be)
