This episode was another one where I wanted to go one way but ended up going another. My question for this episode was “At what point was Athens powerful enough to be victorious against the Atlanteans?” and ended up with a brief overview of Crete and Minoan culture. This rich and intriguing culture deserves more than one episode and perhaps I will bring it up again. For now, this episode should make you feel a bit closer to an old legend and help you get a feel for the political climate a few generations before the Trojan war.

The focus was Athens of course and Theseus was the legendary king of Athens that turned it into the powerhouse that we are led to believe. It couldn’t be that 95% of all recovered ancient Greek texts were found in Athens and that there might be a slight cultural bias. As someone who has read the Iliad and the Odyssey, willingly I might add, it is surprising how little of a presence Athens had. The powerhouse of the day was Mycenae and the legendary king Agamemnon.

wikipedia

The Legend of King Minos from Makrigialos.com

https://www.makrigialos.com/?article=minos

Bronze Age Cyprus and Troy VI-VII from Livius.org

https://www.livius.org/articles/place/cyprus/