Chapter 10

Gournia: Minoan houses at,97,130,131,216; shrine at,107,130,245; Minoan town,129-132; sack of,131; stirrup-vases at,205; furnace near,228; linear script at,236

Grote denies historicity of Greek legends,3,17

H

Haa-ab-ra,169

Hagia Triada: Boxerrhyton,103; villa at,122; artistic work,122,203; vases of,123-126; sarcophagus, of,127-129; sanitation of,129; sack of,175,176; bee-hive tomb at,192; dress on fresco from,215; linear script at,235,236

Hagios Onouphrios, deposita at,192

Halbherr, Professor: work at Phæstos,118; discovery of copper at Hagia Triada,223

Hall of Colonnades, Knossos,85; of Double Axes, Knossos,86

Hall, H. R.,155; origin of spiral,48,143,193; sea-route to Egypt,145; on Labyrinth,153; Keftiu in tomb of Rekh-ma-ra,161; identification of Uashasha,166; Minoan influence on Egyptian art,185

Hall, Miss, origin of spiral,193

Harrison, Miss J., on the Minotaur legend,252

Harvester Vase, the,124,125,129,172,204,213,226

Hatshepsut,158,160,208,223

Hawara, Labyrinth at,150-155

Hawes, Mrs.: carpenters' tools at Gournia,222; discoveries at Gournia,97,107,129,130; sack of Knossos,174

Hector,41; slays Periphetes,61; shield of,61

Helmet. See Armour

Hephæstos makes arms of Achilles,27,28

Hera identified with Minoan goddess,247

Herakleids, return of,2

Her-hor,186,187

Herodotus: on sea-power of Minos,9,76,256; Labyrinth at Hawara,151,152;

Greek settlement in Crete,180

Hesiod: legend of Kronos,111,136

Hieroglyphics: Minoan,64,78; Egyptian and Hittite,64,80,81

Hilprecht,141

Hissarlik, site of Troy,37,51

Hittites: Treaty with Egypt,162; absorbed in advance of sea-peoples,164

Hogarth, D. G.: quoted,20; duration of Mycenæan civilization,51,52; on bull's headrhyton,113; excavations at Zakro,133,224; at Dictæan Cave,136,137; Greek settlement in Crete,180; geometric vases of Iron Age,183,184; Minoan craftsmanship,207

Homeric civilization,21-33; houses,25,55; crafts in,56-58; disposal of dead,58

Homeric poems,20; geography of,54; houses in,25,55; crafts in,56-58

'Horns of consecration,'94,95,100,130,246,249,250

Horse on seal-impression at Knossos,112

Houses: Minoan,97,216-218; at Gournia,130,131; fabric of,217

Hyksos,93,94,155,157,200,203

Hyria, foundation of,15

I

Ialysos, Late Minoan III. work at,209

Icarus, son of Dædalus,14

Ida, Mount,92; Kamares cave on,197

Idæan Cave,7; bronzes of,183,184

Idomeneus in Iliad,22

Illahun,97

Imadua, tomb of,163

Incised ornament,189,192,193

Iron: use of for weapons,27,60; in Late Minoan III.,178

Irus,103

Isopata, royal tomb at,135,136,156,203

Ittai, Captain of David's bodyguard,168

J

Jacob, sacred pillar of, at Bethel,246

Jade, white, discovered at Troy,140

Juktas, Mount: tomb of Zeus on,7,63; springs on,110

K

Kahun: Twelfth Dynasty town at,116; papyrus,148; Kamares ware at,150,199

Kairatos River,76,176

Kalochærinos, excavations at Knossos,64

Kamares ware,92,118,120,137,150,172,197-199

Kamikos besieged by Minos,15

Kaphtor=Crete and Kefti,166

Karnak,151

Kaselles at Knossos,69

Keftiu, the,158-163,259

Kephala, site of Palace of Knossos,64,65

Kerkuon slain by Theseus,11

Khyan: alabastron of,93,157,203; lion of,157

King, Minoan, relation to religion,248,251-255

Kokalos, King of Kamikos,14

Klytemnestra, Treasury of,48

Knossos,5; in Iliad,22; Palace of,63-116; ruins at,63,64; Neolithic remains at,66; fortifications of,74,75; sack of,86; Royal Villa,107-109; Minoan road,110; Little Palace,110-113; beehive chamber,113,114; Queen's Megaron,115,116; sack of,173-176; reoccupation of,176,177,210; first sack of,199

Kouphonisi. See Leuke

Kronos,6,7,111

Kuanos,25,49,56,58

L

Labrys: name of Double Axe,70; derivation of Labyrinth,71,100

Labyrinth,3,10,11,13,14,18; derivation of name,71,153; beehive chamber, Knossos,114; Minoan and Egyptian Labyrinths,150-155

Lamp, stone, in Royal Villa,108,221

Lang, Mr. A., Minoan swords,135

Layard,140

Legends of Crete,6-18

Leuke, deposit of purple shell at,133

Libation table: of Dictæan Cave,64,236,251; of Palaikastro,236

Light-wells,217,220

Linear Script: Class A,202,204,234-236; Class B,205,207,236,238

Lion Gate,42-43,94,100,246

Loin-cloth,213

Loom-weights,228; at Gournia,131

Lotus, Minoan use of,204

Lucian,136

Lucretius,136

Luqsor,151

Lycian pirates,184

Lyre on Hagia Triada sarcophagus,127,128

Lyttos,136

M

Macalister finds Minoan pottery at Tell-es-Safi,167

Mackenzie, Dr.: decay of Minoan art,177; naturalism in Minoan art,196,201; character of Minoan religion,248,249; Minoan bathrooms,252

Magazines at Knossos,68,69

Mahler, Egyptian chronology,148

Manetho, history of,147

Manolis,68

Mecca,111

Medinet Habu, reliefs at,121,164,165,181

Mediterranean race,212

Megara conquered by Minos,10,170

Megaron: Queen's,95,115,116,220,221; of Phæstos,120

Melos,51,193

Menelaus,15,23; Palace of,25

Mentuhotep Neb-hapet-Ra, Temple of,78,154

Merenptah,164

Meriones in Iliad,22

Messara Valley,117

Metal-working: Homeric and Mycenæan,56-58; at Knossos,109

Meyer, Egyptian chronology,148

Middle Kingdom of Egypt,82,93,94,150-155

Minoa,10,15

Minoan culture: date of beginning of,147-149; periods of—Early Minoan I., Middle Minoan II.,149,150-155; Middle Minoan III.,155-157; Late Minoan I.,158; Late Minoan III., pottery of, in Palestine,167; Middle Minoan II., catastrophe at close of,170; Early Minoan I.,190,191; Early Minoan II.,191,192; Early Minoan III.,192-194; Middle Minoan I.,194-197; Middle Minoan II.,197-200; Middle Minoan III.,200-203; Late Minoan I.,203-205; Late Minoan II.,205-208; Late Minoan III.,208-210; wide diffusion of products of,209

Minoans: physical characteristics,211-213; dress,213-216; houses of,216-218

Minos: legends of,3-18; birth of,7; association with Zeus,8,253; Sea-King,9; conquers Megara and Athens,10; pursues Dædalus,14; death of,15; and Zeus,105,136; laws of,136

Minotaur,3,10,49,258; relation of legend to Minoan religion,256

Minyas, Treasury of,48

Mitanni,185

Mokhlos: excavations at,40; necropolis at,133,134,143; gold ring from,223

Mortars,227

Mosso,112,120; drainage at Hagia Triada,129; Minoan democracy,230;

Minoan bath rooms,252

Mother: the Great, at Rome,111; Anatolian,122; Minoan,244-247

Mouliana, tombs at,59

Murex,133,222

Murray, Professor: name of Minos,8; worship of bull-god in Crete,253

Mycenæ,1,5; in Homeric poems,22; Lion Gate of,42,43; Treasuries of,42,43,46-48; Shaft-Graves,43-46

Mycenæan civilization,5,6; extent of,50,51; duration of,51,52; inspiration of,52-54; relation to Homeric civilization,54-62; crafts of,56-58; disposal of dead,58-60

Myres, Mr. J. L.: discovery of Kamares ware,92,197; figurines at Petsofa,132

N

Naturalism, development of,196,201

Nausicaa,24,26

Naville, excavations at Deir-el-Bahri,78

Necho, fleet of, circumnavigates Africa,259

Neolithic Period at Knossos,188-190

Nestor,22; cup of,56

Niffur,1; drainage at,141

Nimrûd, carved ivories at,140

O

Odysseus,22; palace of,25; versatility of,26; brooch of,56; defeats Irus,103

Olive-oil, export of,222

Olive Press, Room of the,222

Olive Spout, Court of the,88

Olive-tree,227

Olympiad, First,2,52

Opening the mouth, Egyptian funerary ceremony,128,251

Orchomenos,5; in Homeric poems22, Treasury of Minyas,48

P

Palace, Homeric,25,55

Palace, the Little,111

Palaikastro,124; Minoan town at,132; deposit of purple shell at,133; houses at,216,217; Linear Script at,236

Papyrus: Turin,148; Kahun,148; Golenischeff,186

Pashley describes ruins at Knossos,63

Pasiphae, wife of Minos,10,18,252

Paul, St., Epistle to Titus,8

Pausanias, on Tomb of Agamemnon,37,42,43

Pelasgi,161,167

Pelethites=Philistines,168

Peloponnese,6

Pen, the, used in Minoan writing,241

Penelope,24

Pepy, statue of,113

Percentages on Minoan tablets,238

Perdix slain by Dædalus,14

Periphetes slain by Hector,61

Pernier, Dr., stele at Gortyna,182; work at Phrestos,118

Perrot, M., Minoan writing,233

Petrie, Professor: discovers Ægean remains in Egypt,51; plan of Egyptian town,97; Egyptian Sed Festival,255; identification of Zakkaru,166; Egyptian chronology,194,199; Minoan pottery at Abydos,142,191; sea-route between Crete and Egypt,144,145; Egyptian chronology,148; Kamares ware at Kahun,150

Petsofa: figurines,126,132,195,213,215; votive offerings at,168

Phæstos,5; in Homeric poems,117; discovery of Palace,118; Theatral Area,118,119; destruction of palace,119; staircase,120; Megaron,120; Central Court,120; hieroglyphic disc,121,122; lords of, destroy Knossos,171; sack of,175,176; earliest buildings at,197; first sack of Knossos,200; beehive tombs at,229; Linear Script at,236

Philistines: on reliefs at Medinet Habu,121;9 invade Egypt,165,166,186; settle in Palestine,166-169

Phœnicians: relation to Minoan culture,53; invention of alphabet,64; writing,81,243; purple dye of,132,133; not the Keftiu,159

Phylakopi,51; Linear Script at,236

Pictographs: beginnings of,194; decline of,202,204; development of,234

Pillars, sacred,70,246

Piracy in Homeric poems,22

Pithoi,64,69,202,206

Pits. See Dungeons

Plato, legend of Atlantis,257-259

Pliny, Labyrinth of Hawara,152

Plutarch, story of Theseus,103

Polychrome ware,104,132,172; beginnings of,194,195; development of,197-199

Polycrates, sea-power of,9

Polyphemus,22

Porcelain plaques on chest,97

Portico: southern, Knossos,68; western,66,83,84

Potter's wheel, introduction of,193

Præsians, account of Greek settlement in Crete,180

Præsos,15

Priam, Palace of,25,39; Treasure of,38,39,40,41

Priestesses (Priests) in Minoan religion,251

Procession, Corridor of the, Knossos,67


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