HIS 220 Quiz: Exam 1 Study Guide - Identification
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Who: minos was the name given to the first king of the minoan civilization of crete. It was later decided that minos wasn"t specifically this king"s name, but in fact the title given to the. Importance: according to myth, he required athens to send teenagers to crete as a sacrifice. They would then be sacrificed to the minotaur, a creature created by a spell that poseidon put on his wife to fall in love with a bull after he refused to sacrifice his best bull. The minoan civilization was named after king minos by arthur evans. Who: the hero of homer"s epic poem the odyssey and the mythical trojan war. Importance: he is a symbol of greek culture and demonstrates lessons of heroism, pride, courage, and honor relevant to later greeks. What: an archaeologist who discovered the palace of knossos. Importance: called his discovered civilization the minoans after minos, the mythical king of.
