Tag: Iraklio
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The Labyrinth of King Minos (Part 3)
9 September 2022. Iraklio, Crete. This is the third and final tranche of photos from the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion. Up to this point, I’ve focused on the Minoan & Mycenaean civilizations. I certainly have a few more photos on that topic that I’ll be sharing herein, but I’m going to finish up in the…
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The Labyrinth of King Minos (Part 2)
9 September 2022. Iraklio, Crete. This blog post covers the second tranche of photos taken at the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion. The object shown above is the so-called Chieftain Cup found at the Minoan palace of Agia Triada. Archaeologist Robert Koehl has argued that this chalice represents a homoerotic same-sex rite of passage, perhaps associated…
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The Labyrinth of King Minos (Part 1)
9 September 2022. Iraklio, Crete It was quite late when we finally got to bed last night at our Airbnb in Iraklio. Therefore, we felt justified to sleep in today. Even Paul, who is not known for letting the moss grow when sightseeing is afoot, slept in a bit. Our digs for this stage of…