Pendlebury, John D.: The archaeology of Crete: an introduction (London, 1939)

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seal stones, and Mr. J. T. Pinion the simplified plans. Pro-
fessors A. B. Cook and A. J. R. Wace have read the manuscript
and made many valuable criticisms and suggestions.

Then there is ' Manolaki ', Emmanouel Akoumianakes,
foreman of Knossos and the most enthusiastic archaeologist
in Crete. The ' Old Wolf's ' eye for a site is unrivalled and
no amount of exhaustion on his part or on that of any one
else will prevent him from forcing one to search for remains.
The work that he has done for Knossos is known to few and
I am glad to have the opportunity of mentioning it.

And last but not least come all those companions of our
travels and the hospitable Cretans themselves. A journey is
a pure joy, whether accompanied by a vigorous young Kourete
°f Dikte or by an equally vigorous but more reminiscent elderly
Idaean Daktyl, whether one's lodging is with the village
schoolmaster, in a monastery, or on the bare hillside with the
raggle-taggle gypsies. To have stood on Ida, on Dikte and
°n Aphendes-Kavousi in the clear shrill wind and to have
toiled through the hot little valleys with that unforgettable
smell of herbs is an experience the memory of which nothing
can ever take away from you.

«jb* nag cnijv Korfcr\v, KQtfCUti, yaiQerre fjov toi)v Kni']Tt]r,
Xaioirre fe fiov to flovvd to yeno 1'ij?.oqIti.

The Exiled Cretan. A Matinadha of Ida}

1 When you go to Crete, Cretan, greet Crete for me,
Greet from me the mountain, aged Ida.