Evans, Arthur J.: The Palace of Minos: a comparative account of the successive stages of the early Cretan civilization as illustred by the discoveries at Knossos (Band 1): The Neolithic and Early and Middle Minoan Ages (London, 1921)

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CONTENTS

Humorous and Demonic creations ; Horned Imp on Earlier signet—' Axe-winged '
Goblin on Melian pots; Underlying Egyptian motives—talismanic Value of Waz
symbol; Eats' and Butterflies' wings—winged symbol on M, M. II prism seal;
Fantastic forms with birds' wings—Creatures of Fancy rather than Religion ; Did
they become themes of Myth ?—Mythical accretions to winged figures of Minoan
creation ; Melian revival ; Winged Types appropriate to Age of Daedalos ; Winged
forms in Crete and Xllth Dynasty Egypt; Frototypes of Griffin—Hawk-headed
Eions of Beni-Hasan; Egyptian 'Seraphim' and 'Cherubim'; Early Egyptian
Griffins with Hawk's head and Minoan derivations; Minoan Griffins in 'Flying
Gallop '; Crested Eagle-headed type ; The Egypto-Minoan Griffin—Peacock's plumes
of Late Minoan forms ; Galloping Griffin type traced to M. M. II ; The ' Flying
Gallop' in Art—introduced into Egypt from Crete; Examples on Queen Aah-
hotep's Dagger-blade; 'Flying Gallop' on M. M. Ill Sealings and Mycenae blades
—parallel representations ; The ' Flying Leap ' on Cretan Seals—Recurrence on
Hyksos Dagger-hilt; Engraved M. M. II dagger-blade—illustrations of 'Flying
Gallop '; Fighting Bulls and Boar-hunt; The Boar-hunt in Minoan Art ; Converging
evidence of Minoan character of Mycenae relics—Arms and Goldsmith's Work.

MAPS

East Mediterranean Basin, showing Central Position of Crete. Also Central and Eastern
Crete. {Facingp. r.)

PLANS AND SECTIONS

Fig. i. Plan of Room of the Throne, Knossos . ...

Fig. 4. Section of West Court, Knossos . . . . . . "

Fig. 39. Plan of E. M. II Buildings, Vasiliki ........

Fig. 73. Plan of ' House Tomb', Mochlos (T. iv) showing But and Ben Plan
Fig. 74. Plan and Sections of Early Hypogaeum, beneath S. Porch of Palace, Knossos
01. Plan of Early Keep showing Deep Walled Cells .....

04. Plans and Sections of Clay Drain Pipes .......

08. Plan of Oval House, Chamaezi ........

13 b. Sketch Plan of part of Ridge of Juktas showing Temenos and Shrine
14. Sketch Plan of early Sanctuary on Mount Juktas .....

21. Part of Plan of W. Quarter of Palace showing position of Vat Room Deposit
52. Diagrammatic Plan of Palace showing conjectural indications of arrangement
at end of M. M. II . . ....... Facing 203

58. Plan of West Porch of Palace, Knossos . . .

59. Plan of West Porch of Palace, Phaestos ....

60. Plan of South-West Porch of Palace, Phaestos
62. Plan of North-West Portico, Knossos ....

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gs. 164, 165. Plan and Section of Inner Sanctuary of Early Shrine, Phaestos
g. 171a. Plan of Drainage System of Domestic Quarter .... Facing 227
7r^, c. Plan and Section of S.W. part of Drainage System as remodelled early in
M. M. Ill..............227

72. Plan and Section of Latrine .......... 229

73. Early Magazines beneath Light Court of Later Propylaeum, Phaestos
77. M. M. II floor with base of Knobbed Pithos and M. M. Ill Floor superposed

Area of Early Keep, Knossos . . . . ... . .

87 a. Plan of Loom-Weight Basements ..... . .

87/;. Section of Loom-Weight Basements ...... Facing

Fig. 221. Sketch Plan of Pre-Hellenic Port of Pharos . . ....

Fig- 233. Section beneath M. M. Ill b Pavement of Magazine of ' Medallion Pithoi'
Fig 236. Plan of Royal Magazines.........

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