Crete

theme to Titus is that he became best friends with Paul and they went around traveling together to talk to people about God. There most known place where they stopped is Crete. The Cretans had a reputation of dishonesty, piracy, and loose morality. They needed the most help getting to believe in Jesus. Paul had visited the island of Crete and observed all the immorality of the people there, and even the church was difficult to organize. They also went to Jerusalem and the Christian Jews wanted…

was a time when King Minos invited Daedalus and his son to the island of Crete in order to build a labyrinth to contain the Minotaur. The task at hand was completed and King Minos would then set a yearly ritual to send a tribute of seven young men and seven young women to satisfy the Minotaur’s hunger. This would go on again and again…

morality. Theseus, the eponymous protagonist of Edith Hamilton’s The Cruel Tribute, exemplifies the cultural values of the bygone society of Greece. In the classic myth, Minos, king of Crete, demands a sacrifice from Aegeus, the ruler of Athens. Minos decrees that each year, fourteen Athenian youths will be sent to Crete to be devoured by a horrible monster that lives in a labyrinth, the Minotaur. Aegeus agrees so save the city…

towns. Doane is located in a small town called Crete. Crete is around twenty miles outside of Lincoln, Nebraska. Crete has little shops, restaurants, and activities scattered throughout the town, and nothing is too far of a walk. Crete is considered a very calm and close knit community with very little strangers. On the other hand, Wesleyan is located in the complete opposite of Crete, Lincoln. The population of Lincoln is almost forty times the size of Crete, making most of the people in the…

Stargazing 101: Taurus the Bull Taurus is among one of the oldest constellations recognized by human civilization. The bull, in many ancient cultures, is a symbol of strength and fertility. It is very prominent in Greek mythology, and many stars in the constellation are also significant. The Mythology As we’ve learned, Zeus had an insatiable lust for beautiful women. Europa was no exception. The beautiful daughter of Agenor, king of Tyre, was out by the sea picking flowers when Zeus saw her.…

Sir Arthur Evans worked as a curator and archaeology professor before leading excavation at a site on the island of Crete. Arthur, however, became famous and well known for his excavation. His findings led to the discovery of an ancient civilization, which also made further discoveries that helped with the ancient Mediterranean world. Evans was an extremely distinguished…

Ever heard the story of Odysseus? He is one of the most recognizable epic heroes in Greek Mythology. An epic hero is someone who possesses strength, courage and desires to achieve immortality through heroic actions. Take Theseus for example. He shows his strength when he preferred to go through the dangerous road rather than the safe sea. He was also well known for being wise and almost everyone wanted him for their expeditions and proved his courage when he faced the Minotaur in the Labyrinth.…

As Marinatos shows in his book ‘Sir Arthur Evans and Minoan Crete: Creating the Vision of Knossos’, Evans did not imply that Minoan civilization was peaceful and non-warrior culture, but quite the opposite. He compared Pax Minoica to Pax Romana, the peace made possible exactly because of the military prowess and…

In Crete, he found out even though his crime was unknown, he still holds the reputation as a brilliant craftsman was well established. King Minos of Crete received him in great happiness because he was looking for an outstanding craftsman to build a large maze to keep in the Minotaur. The Minotaur, a half bull, and half man devoured…

King Minos was the king of Crete. He ruled over many lands and one of the lands was Athens. Whatever the king wished, it was granted. He could tell the people to do anything and they would do it. The only reason that the people continued to follow orders is because they did not want to go to war. The king had a palace and in the middle of the palace was a half human, half bull monster in the center of a maze. Routinely, every year each king of every land shall send 14 tributes to go through the…