Homer, The Archaeology of Crete and the ‘Tomb of Meriones’ at Knossos

Kotsonas, Antonis

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“…The notion of Cretan exceptionalism has received considerable pushback in recent years. Studies on Cretan religion (Haysom 2011), the relevance of Homer to Crete (Kotsonas 2018b;2019b), myth in Cretan art (Sporn 2013;Kotsonas 2019b) and Cretan epigraphic habits (Perlman 2014) have challenged the otherness of the island's culture, while acknowledging remarkable local traditions.…”

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6 Crete: Early Iron Age to Classical

Kotsonas¹

2022

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This review covers recent archaeological work on Early Iron Age to Classical Crete, focusing on research conducted and published in the 2010s. Proceeding from the west to the east part of the island, and encompassing material ranging from the 12th to the mid-fourth century BC, this study finds that, overall, the field is flourishing, despite the challenges created by the international financial crisis and the constraints posed by the global pandemic. In the last decade, the major archaeological projects which focus on Crete for the period under examination continued with their fieldwork and finds research, while new projects were also established. Additionally, as many as eight archaeological museums were opened, reopened, or are about to open. Nevertheless, final publication of large bodies of Cretan material from the period in question remain scarce, a condition which is more severe on the western half of the island. Notwithstanding its floruit, research on Early Iron Age to Classical Crete is often treated as relatively marginal, and – arguably – rather inconsequential to the grand narratives of Greek history, and art and archaeology. This paper traces the roots of this problem and shows that current work on the archaeology of Early Iron Age to Classical Crete has full potential for revolutionizing the largely Athenocentric paradigm which still pervades the study of ancient Greece.

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“…The branding of the display under the label 'Homer in Crete' is unnecessary, since Eleutherna was apparently unknown to Homer and the Homeric tradition. The relevance of Homer to ancient Crete can best be approached in the light of current interpretations of the formation of the epics and the archaeological record (Kotsonas 2018b;2019b).…”

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6 Crete: Early Iron Age to Classical

Kotsonas¹

2022

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“…II,(650)(651). In this regard, a recent thematic study proposes the comparison between a XI century BC tomb in Knossos, rich in exceptional weapons for both Greek archaeology and Homeric poems, and the tradition relating to Cretan tales in the Odyssey, highlighting their significant impact on the art and literature of subsequent eras (Kotsonas 2018).…”

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“…Homer ( Iliad 2.647, 17.610–11) and Hesiod ( Theogony 477–82) mention Lyktos, which makes it the only Cretan city (and one of the few Greek cities) mentioned by both early Greek poets 1 . Homer further sung of the death of the Lyktian warrior Koiranos at the hands of Hector at Troy ( Iliad 17.610–11) (on Homer's Crete see Kotsonas 2018a), while Hellenistic and Roman literature praised the Lyktian archers and their bows (Vertoudakis 2000, 29–33, 69–72).…”

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Politics, Research Agendas and Abortive Fieldwork Plans Over Lyktos, Crete: A History of Archaeological Research

Kotsonas

2019

Annu. Br. Sch. Athens

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Politics and research agendas have had a major role in shaping the archaeology of Crete. This article focuses on the history of research on Lyktos, one of the most important ancient cities of the island, to explore the impact of academic and non-academic factors on archaeological fieldwork. Relying on wide-ranging archival research and extending from the Renaissance to the early twenty-first century, the analysis covers the fluctuation of international scholarly interest in Lyktos, the often abortive plans for excavations by numerous British, Italian, German and Greek archaeologists, and the ways in which fascination with the ancient city relates to broader political and disciplinary history. I also synthesise the small-scale fieldwork conducted at the site and reconstruct its archaeological landscape from the Bronze Age to the Medieval period, offering several new insights in local topography and material culture. This work challenges the characterisation of Lyktos as a ‘phantom city’ and highlights the significance of the site for the archaeology of Crete.

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Homer, The Archaeology of Crete and the ‘Tomb of Meriones’ at Knossos

Cited by 7 publications

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6 Crete: Early Iron Age to Classical

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