CLA 2323 Quiz: CLA2323 All about the Minoans and the Mycenaeans (birth of Greek Mythology)

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLA 2323
• Professor: David Sacks

Document Summary

The minoan civilization of crete (1900-1490 b. c. ) Location: part of the aegean sea region, they homeland was the island of crete, but also had strong connections to the mainland, capitol city: knossos (roman cnossus) In uence on greek culture/mythology: greek language, culture and mythology is heavily in uenced, and some stories are based off of, the minoan civilization, king minos of crete remembered in greek mythologies the tyrannical king of the island. The labyrinth: inspired worship of certain nutritive and protective goddesses, indo-european god principle: zeus, aboriginal argen: athena, artemis, persephone, hera. These are all pre-greek names that the greeks adopted. The fall of the minoans: it is believed at the end of 1490, the minoan civilization was actually taken over by the mycenaeans. Mycenaean civilization (1600-1200 b. c. : comes from the city mycenae [muk na, ancient beginnings to greece and of greek mythology, bronze age, supplied the origins of greek mythology.