Crete History & Mythology, Museums & Archaeological Sites

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
• Chania Archaeological Museum, admire finds from West Crete in the Archaeological Museum in Chania
• Crete Maritime Museum in Chania presents the maritime history of Crete from antiquity to the Battle of Crete in 1941
• Rethymnon Historical & Folk Museum is housed in the centre of Rethymnon in a historical building of 17th century
• Agios Nikolaos Archaeological Museum, archaeological treasures from (6000 BC) to 2nd century AD are displayed in the museum of Agios Nikolaos
• Sitia Archaeological Museum, a small but important museum in East Crete

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.
• Malia Minoan Palace, a detailed tour in the archaeological site of Malia
• Zakros Minoan Palace, description of the archaeological site of Kato Zakros
• Gortys, the archaeological site of Gortys or Gortyn in 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
• Fortezza, the Venetian fortress of Rethymnon
• The Destruction of the Minoan Civilization
• Minoan Sites of the Goddess in eastern Crete
• Herbs for Health and Beauty in Minoan Crete

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