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Crete Museums, Archaeology, Mythology and History Of Crete

Museums in Crete	Guide of Antiquities and Museums in Crete - Descriptions - Working Hours - Admission Heraklion Archaeological Museum, the most important archaeological museum in Crete housing the major exhibits of Minoan Crete Historical Museum of Crete is located in Heraklion and it presents valuable historical relics of Crete, from the First Byzantine period (330 AD) to 2nd World War
Archaeology	Knossos, a detailed tour with a map of Knossos Palace and panoramic photos Phaistos, a detailed tour of the Minoan Palace of Phaistos in south-central Crete. Ideon Andron Cave and Dikteon Andron Cave, the most important ancient sacred caves in Crete Kommos, the archaeological site of Kommos in south Crete Lissos, an ancient city between Paleochora and Sougia Pirgos and Fournou Korifi, minoan settlements in the area of Mirtos Zominthos, a Minoan city revealed near the Ideon Cave The Destruction of the Minoan Civilization Minoan Sites of the Goddess in eastern Crete Herbs for Health and Beauty in Minoan Crete Download a dictionary of the Linear-B script (in pdf format). Linear B was found initially at Knossos in Crete island and it was deciphered by Michael G. Ventris, in 1952. The dictionary has been created by Mr. Markos Gavalas.
History of Crete	CRETE - 8,000 YEARS OF HISTORY (6000 BC - 200x AD) Venetian Period The 12 young rulers of Crete Turkish Period 25th of March, the Independence Day of Greece 25th of March Parade, view photos from the parade in Heraklion The Union of Crete with Greece The 1897 revolution in Akrotiri World War 2 The Battle of Crete Battle of Crete Chronicle German army atrocities in Crete The destruction of Anogia The abduction of General Kreipe The Labyrinth in the south of Crete, a monument of Crete destroyed by the German army
Mythology of Crete	The birth of Zeus, Zeus was born in a cave in Crete Europe and Zeus, the abduction of Princess Europe by Zeus Theseus and the Minotaur Amalthea, the goat or nymph that suckled the infant Zeus Curetes and Dactyls, the sleepless guardians of Zeus Talos, the bronze giant that protected Crete from its enemies Daedalus, the greatest inventor of Ancient Greece Icarus, the myth of Icarus Daedalus in Sicily