#minoa

[baebeylik]

“Lentoid sealstone with female figure holding triton shell in front of incurved altar with horns of consecration”. Late Minoan I period: 1600-1450 BCE.

Heraklion Archaeological Museum.

[orkazh-arts]

Bonding with the half-brother 🐮🧶✨

Or, Ariadne and Asterion (the Minotaur) spend some quality time together because f*ck Theseus 💅😌✨

[lordkellen]

redid this ancient minoan piece for my art history class: the girl here has short hair which signifies youth, but shes picking crocuses which were renowned for their relief of menstrual cramps- its a coming of age piece!

[whereskatieandgrady]

History of Crete

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[rubyyogurt]

monster hunter doodles

[ningirida]

CENTRAL & SOUTH EUROPEAN RESOURCES

The Anthropological Masterlist is HERE.

Central Europe is a European region that is between West Europe and East Europe. The region has influence from both West and East Europe due to its position and history.

CROATIA ─ “The Croatian people are a Central European people that share the Croatian culture. They are native to Croatia.” ─ Croatian Art ─ Croatian History ─ Serbo-Croatian Dictionary

HELVETII ─ “The Helvetii, or Helvetians, were a Celtic people that lived until the 1st century B.C.E. They lived in the Swiss plateau.” ─ Swiss Celts (in German) ─ Commentary on the Gallic Wars

ROMANI ─ “The Romani, or Rromani, people are a nomadic Indo-Aryan people. They are most likely native to India.” ─ Romani Culture & History ─ Romani Mythology ─ Romani Dictionary

SWITZERLAND ─ “The Swiss people are a European people that share the Swiss culture. They are native to Switzerland.” ─ Swiss Information ─ Swiss History ─ Romansh Dictionary

South Europe, or Mediterranean Europe, is a European region that is underneath West Europe. It borders the Mediterranean Sea.

ALBANIA ─ “The Albanians are a Balkan people. They are native to the Balkan Peninsula and share Albanian culture.” ─ Albanian Folklore ─ Albanian History ─ Albanian Language

BASQUE ─ “The Basques are a Southwestern European people. They are native to the Basque Country in Spain and France.” ─ Basque Information ─ Basque Resources ─ Basque Language

CANTABRIA ─ “The Cantabrians, or Cantabri, were a Celtic people. They lived in northern Iberia.” ─ Cantabrian Wars (in Spanish) ─ Cantabrian Mythology (in Spanish)

CELTIBERIA ─ “The Celtiberians were a Celtic people. They lived in the Iberian Peninsula.” ─ Celtiberian Information

GREECE ─ “The Ancient Greeks were a Mediterranean people that lived from the 8th century B.C.E. to the 7th century C.E. They lived in modern-day Greece and the western coast of Turkey.” ─ Ancient Greek Philosophy ─ Greek History ─ Greek Mythology

LUSITANIA ─ “The Lusitanians were an Indo-European people. They lived in the western Iberian Peninsula before Romanization.” ─ Lusitanians in Iberia ─ Lusitanian Language

MINOA ─ “The Minoan civilization was a Mediterranean civilization that lived from 3500 B.C.E. to 1100 B.C.E. They lived in the Aegean Islands.” ─ Minoan History ─ Cretan Mythology ─ Minoan Clothing

[aryburn-trains]

WL532 by Citizen of the Galaxy Via Flickr: Christmas Eve 1997, Amtrak train 48, the Lake Shore Limited, slipping by DeWitt Yard in Minoa behind a pair of P42 units in their original scheme.

[verhovensky]

A thing that has always fascinated me about the Minotaur myth is that it can be interpreted as the Mycaneans conquering Minoa. It's fascinating how history so gracefully turns into myth.