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I Designed A Story About Human Sacrifices In Minoan Crete
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I Designed A Story About Human Sacrifices In Minoan Crete

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Human sacrifice.

A practice that seems barbaric to us, and had been eliminated in Greece since antiquity. After all, in the historical period it had become only a part of the myths that survived as memories of earlier times (with Iphigenia being the most famous).

In recent years, however, the evidence for human sacrifices in the prehistoric Aegean has been increasing.

In a Minoan sanctuary, time froze when a human sacrifice was likely to take place. It is very likely that the pre-earthquakes scared the residents who desperately chose to sacrifice a life! But they could not prevent a major earthquake or a strong aftershock.

What fascinates me about the hard and so foreign to us custom of human sacrifice is the concept of fear that leads humanity to choose to sacrifice life itself. What leads man to take life to save life?

The scene of the sacrifice is in free performance. But it does not alter the meaning of the narrative.

Written by Archaeostoryteller and designed by Kostis Pavlou

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Kostas Pavlou

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I am illustrator and lover of vintage - I am Greek and citizen of the world

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Diana Lopetaitė

Diana Lopetaitė

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Hey there, Pandas! My name is Diana (though some prefer to refer to me as Diane, Deanna, and even Liana sometimes), and I am a Community Post Moderator Lead for Bored Panda. As my position title states, I am one of the people (employed Pandas for bamboo) over here who work with the community side of things on this website to ensure all is well, and while at that, I also help various creators and artists get recognition for the incredible work they do by connecting them to a large worldwide audience. Other than that, outside of work, you can find me brewing a nice cup of coffee, making a pizza from scratch, or baking brownies. I also love traveling, concerts, and cats (heavy on that, because I am a cat mom).

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