She added that the statue of Athena, goddess of wisdom ... established around 3000 B.C., and was a flourishing Minoan town between 1600 and 1100 B.C., before being destroyed during an Arab ...

Only three words are recognisable. Minoan icon ... One of several statues of the Minoan Snake Goddess dating from approximately 1600BC. Little more is known about her identity apart from that ...

Only three words are recognisable. Minoan icon ... One of several statues of the Minoan Snake Goddess dating from approximately 1600BC. Little more is known about her identity apart from that ...

“They are in very good condition,” she said, adding that the statue of Athena, goddess of wisdom ... around 3000 B.C., and was a flourishing Minoan town between 1600 and 1100 B.C. It prospered ...

Because of the fine materials used in making the statue, including ivory from four hippopotamus tusks and 24-karat gold, the figure was obviously that of an important deity in the Minoan ...

Who were the Minoans? The Minoan people of Crete built magnificent palaces, developed systems of writing and were able to make tools and sculptures from bronze. Crete had no natural sources of ...