{"id":479,"date":"2015-04-28T10:32:07","date_gmt":"2015-04-28T14:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/drjclassics\/?page_id=479"},"modified":"2026-07-31T00:31:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T00:31:00","slug":"cnossos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/drjclassics\/greece\/crete\/cnossos\/","title":{"rendered":"Cnossos"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"479\" class=\"elementor elementor-479 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1svmpaq elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1svmpaq\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2slan0s\" data-id=\"2slan0s\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ndedrht elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ndedrht\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cnossos (Knossos), near modern Heraklion, was the largest and most important palace of Minoan Crete, first excavated by Sir Arthur Evans beginning in 1900. Occupied from Neolithic times, its first palace was built around 1900 BC and rebuilt after an earthquake around 1700 BC into the sprawling, multi-story complex whose remains, and Evans&#8217; controversial concrete reconstructions, are visible today. The palace&#8217;s maze-like plan of interconnected rooms, storage magazines, and light wells gave rise to the Greek myth of the Labyrinth, built by the craftsman Daedalus to house the Minotaur, half-man and half-bull, at the command of King Minos. Excavations uncovered vivid frescoes (including the famous &#8220;Bull-Leaping&#8221; fresco), massive storage jars (pithoi), and the clay tablets bearing Linear B, the earliest known form of written Greek. [Editor&#8217;s note: no old-site source material was found for this page. This paragraph was drafted as a placeholder using general reference sources and should be reviewed\/expanded by Dr. Siegel.]<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-euxuwlg elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"euxuwlg\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"351\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/drjclassics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/crete63BIG.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1499\" alt=\"Faience Snake Goddess, Knossos, 16th century BC, Heraklion Museum\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/drjclassics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/crete63BIG.jpg 351w, https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/drjclassics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/crete63BIG-176x300.jpg 176w, https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/drjclassics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/crete63BIG-230x393.jpg 230w, https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/drjclassics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/crete63BIG-350x598.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-lynn4xq elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"lynn4xq\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Faience Snake Goddess, Knossos, 16th century BC, Heraklion Museum<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-uyswy50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"uyswy50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"583\" height=\"393\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/drjclassics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/crete67BIG.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1500\" alt=\"Dolphins fresco, Queen&apos;s quarters, Knossos, Heraklion Museum\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/drjclassics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/crete67BIG.jpg 583w, https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/drjclassics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/crete67BIG-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/drjclassics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/crete67BIG-230x155.jpg 230w, https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/drjclassics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/crete67BIG-350x236.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/drjclassics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/crete67BIG-480x324.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6w72fr1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6w72fr1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dolphins fresco, Queen&#8217;s quarters, Knossos, Heraklion Museum<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ek7vecw elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ek7vecw\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"272\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/drjclassics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/crete71BIG.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1501\" alt=\"&quot;Rhyton-Bearer&quot; fresco, Knossos, Heraklion Museum\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/drjclassics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/crete71BIG.jpg 272w, https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/drjclassics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/crete71BIG-163x300.jpg 163w, https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/drjclassics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/crete71BIG-230x423.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93p610d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93p610d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;Rhyton-Bearer&#8221; fresco, Knossos, Heraklion Museum<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-rlmymnd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"rlmymnd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"56\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/drjclassics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/07\/crete72.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1503\" alt=\"&quot;Bull-leaping&quot; 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