| ▲ | The true history of the Minotaur: what archaeology reveals(nationalgeographic.fr) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 27 points by joebig 3 days ago | 11 comments | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | sapphicsnail 8 minutes ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||
The article mentions that Sappho referenced the Athenians sending sacrifices to Crete but I can't find the fragment anywhere and I'm guessing it doesn't exist. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | rawgabbit 38 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||
If I understand correctly, the article says the "maze" was actually the many rooms of the Cretan palace. The word "labyrinth" comes from the sacred ax called "labrys" used to kill the bulls during sacrifice. The minotaur was an invention symbolizing a foreign power that Athens fought with and will overcome? | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | internet_points 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||
I always considered https://files.blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/wp-content/blogs.dir/397... the true one | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | svilen_dobrev an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||
partially related.. the Minotaur is one of the main "characters" in Physics of Sorrow by Georgi Gospodinov. https://www.amazon.com/Physics-Sorrow-Georgi-Gospodinov/dp/1... https://losangelesreview.org/book-review-the-physics-of-sorr... | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | 1024core 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||
English version, but paywalled: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/history-magazine/... (can read in FF's "reader mode"). Archive link: https://archive.ph/gsv8r | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | jmclnx 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||||||||||||||
The article is in french | ||||||||||||||||||||
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