CLASSICS 370 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Thalassocracy, Minoan Civilization, Greek Language
5 Sep 2016
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Unit xvi reading notes: classical myth: chapter sixteen - the myths of crete. Myths we have about crete were told by greeks living on the mainland, mostly in athens itself. Richness and power of seafaring crete have survived in story. King has become a folktale figure: the evil prosecutor finally overthrown by a wandering hero who wins the love of a princess. Myths of crete appear to be an example of history becoming myth. There is cretan archaeology, but no early cretan history (419) For most cretan legends, we rely on roman writers who hark back to the greek classics - but prefer to emphasize the erotic, the rhetorical, and the bizarre. Agenor went to land later called phoenicia - he settled, married daughter, europa and three sons: Zeus fell in love with europa and came to her in the form of a bull.
