Minoische Kunst

Κρήτη τις γαιí έστι, µέσω ενί οίνοπι πόντω, καλή και πίειρα, περίρρυτος· Set like a jewel in the wine dark sea there lies a land called Crete, a rich and lovely land, washed by waves on every side…. Homer, Odyssey, XIX

Bull leaping" fresco (painted plaster) from a wall of the Palace at