Minotaur's Island
Type
Audio/Visual
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Category
Art, Documentary Film
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Publication Year
2008
Duration
98 min.
Subject
Minotaur (Greek mythology) Minoans. Minoans -- Social life and customs. Civilization, Aegean. Civilization, Ancient. Crete (Greece) -- Antiquities. Crete (Greece) -- Social life and customs. Antiquities. Manners and customs. Greece -- Crete.
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Abstract
The mysterious island of Crete has always loomed large in imagination, as the home of the Minotaur -- that monstrous creature, half-man half-bull -- imprisoned in Daedalus' labyrinth. Before Crete collapsed in fire and violence, it gave birth to Europe's first civilization nearly 5,000 years ago, and boasted an advanced, prosperous Mediterranean civilization with hinged doors, flush toilets, and magnificent palaces. How did the Minoans live, and what brought this great society to such a sudden, obscure end? Modern archaeology offers new insights into the everyday life in Minoan culture, and tantalizing clues about its tragic destiny.
Description
1 videodisc (approximately 98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Number of Copies
1
