{"id":6055,"date":"2022-05-20T10:52:21","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T08:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/?p=6055"},"modified":"2022-05-20T10:52:21","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T08:52:21","slug":"the-unknown-story-of-pasiphae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/de\/the-unknown-story-of-pasiphae\/","title":{"rendered":"The Unknown Story of Pasiphae"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pasiphae is the daughter of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Helios\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Helios<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Perse_(mythology)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Perse<\/a>, the sister of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Perses_of_Colchis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Perses<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ae%C3%ABtes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aeetes<\/a>, the king of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Colchis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colchis<\/a>, the sister of the witch <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Circe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Circi<\/a>, and the wife of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Minos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minos<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6051\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Untitled-design-780x439.png\" alt=\"Pasiphae_Crete Mythology\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Untitled-design-780x439.png 780w, https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Untitled-design-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Untitled-design-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Untitled-design-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Untitled-design-340x191.png 340w, https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Untitled-design.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The Legend of Pasiphae<\/h2>\n<p>Her story is connected to her illegitimate and unnatural love for the bull that <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Poseidon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poseidon<\/a> emerged from the sea, a sign of the gods&#8216; preference for Minos in the dispute he had with his brothers Radamanthis and Sarpedon for power. However, while this act of Poseidon secured power to Minos without bloodshed, Minos did not sacrifice the animal, as he had promised. On the contrary, he sent it to his flocks because of its beauty and to preserve its race.<\/p>\n<p>For this act of exceeding the divine command, the god enraged the bull, causing destruction, and later made love to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pasipha%C3%AB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pasiphae<\/a>. It was also said that this love was the work of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aphrodite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aphrodite<\/a>, who thus punished Pasiphae because she had despised the worship of the goddess, like <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hippolytus_(Greek_myth)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hippolytus<\/a>, for whom he made love to Pasiphae&#8217;s daughter <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Phaedra_(mythology)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Phaedra<\/a>, even though he was her ancestor. According to others, Pasiphae&#8217;s unbridled love for the bull was a punishment for her father Helios, as he revealed to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hephaestus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hephaestus<\/a> the goddess&#8217;s illicit love with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ares\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ares<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6045\" style=\"width: 790px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6045\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6045\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/16434304052_b728ce672d_k-780x532.jpg\" alt=\"Relief Skyphos with Pasiphae, Daedalus and the Heifer\" width=\"780\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/16434304052_b728ce672d_k-780x532.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/16434304052_b728ce672d_k-1200x818.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/16434304052_b728ce672d_k-1536x1047.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/16434304052_b728ce672d_k-480x327.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/16434304052_b728ce672d_k-340x232.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/16434304052_b728ce672d_k.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6045\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Relief Skyphos with Pasiphae, Daedalus and the Heifer<\/strong> Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/wikimediacommons\/16434304052\/in\/photolist-9tTCU1-zLNT2E-oQxRS3-2mvuvkd-gDf78r-ow6SQ2-2m8jKry-ot5ifX-VUwVQT-5Zvitu-oy5Z1k-r3f72S-AsmF1o-X8nUKF-X8nJea-5fkNeg-5fkNiX-X4YcxA-oeHvbj-ovaDw6-oeKv9i-2gPzFC6-or3KUu-t7MYCb-t4roRA-xAAfmv-wNUsMw-oeC5br-oxRLKz-wK2Ttw-spcqCT-ovNPt9-oteRLS-owdehL-oeVnF5-9J1J5d-owd9x5-t7YdQ8-oeVBsH-t7YcNt-u4xan4-tMecou-u2u4hw-x3qrK4-tMdJso\"> Ashley Van Haeften<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h2>The Help of Daedalus<\/h2>\n<p>Pasiphae, in her despair for her unfulfilled love, asked <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daedalus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daedalus<\/a> to help her satisfy her desire. Daedalus made a model of a wooden cow, hollow inside, so perfect and similar to a real heifer that the bull was deceived. From this paradoxical union of the bull and Pasiphae, the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Minotaur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minotaur<\/a> was born, half-bull half-man, who lived in the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Labyrinth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Labyrinth<\/a>, also the work of Daedalus, and fed on human flesh.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2679\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Day-1_Knossos-Museum-56-780x517.jpg\" alt=\"Knossos-Museum-crete private tour- elissos-www.elissos.com\" width=\"780\" height=\"517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Day-1_Knossos-Museum-56-780x517.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Day-1_Knossos-Museum-56-1200x795.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Day-1_Knossos-Museum-56-600x397.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Day-1_Knossos-Museum-56-480x318.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Day-1_Knossos-Museum-56-340x225.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Pasiphae\u2019s Relationship with King Minos<\/h2>\n<p>Pasiphae was also considered a witch, as she was Circi\u2019s sister and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Medea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medea&#8217;s<\/a> niece. This is evident from her relationship with Minos. At the beginning of his reign, Minos did not have children, because he suffered from a venereal disease: reptiles came out of his body that ate the entrails of every woman who lay with him. Only Pasiphae did not suffer anything, because she was the daughter of Helios. According to another version of the legend, Pasiphae bewitched him, because Minos had many mistresses. Thus, the women who went with him were devoured by scorpions and snakes that came out of his body. He was healed by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Procris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Procris<\/a>, the daughter of the king of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Erechtheus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Athens Erechtheus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3908\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/crete-2391755_1920-780x585.jpg\" alt=\"mother goddess of minoan crete_spiritual tours in crete_elissos\" width=\"780\" height=\"585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/crete-2391755_1920-780x585.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/crete-2391755_1920-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/crete-2391755_1920-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/crete-2391755_1920-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/crete-2391755_1920-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/crete-2391755_1920-340x255.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/crete-2391755_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The Peloponnesian Version of Pasiphae\u2019s Story<\/h2>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Laconia\/@36.859242,22.151066,9z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x1361cd8bc0c70a3f:0xc0eebc8836c2b4d3!8m2!3d37.0299087!4d22.5245093\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Laconia<\/a>, they showed the oracle of Pasiphae. Not necessarily of the Cretan woman of Minos, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cassandra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trojan Cassandra<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daphne\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daphne<\/a>, or a daughter of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atalanta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Atalanta<\/a>, who later became the mother of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amun#Greece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ammon by Zeus<\/a>. All of them had the nickname Pasiphae. However, the Cretan Pasiphae seems to have been more than just a queen and wife of Minos, known for her unnatural love and her famous children.<\/p>\n<p>Her origin is from Helios. The testimony of Pausanias that in the Chambers of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Messenia\/@37.0782452,21.6902576,10z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x136102cd91712287:0x110575be25d07f19!8m2!3d37.1424653!4d21.9522491\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Messinia<\/a> there were two bronze statues, of Pasiphae and the Helios. Pasiphae is an invocation of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Selene#:~:text=In%20Greek%20mythology%2C%20Selene%20(%2F,moon%20chariot%20across%20the%20heavens.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Selene<\/a>, as well as the testimony of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Plutarch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plutarch<\/a> that the one dedicated to Pasiphae The oracle of Laconia was a dream oracle and that those who wanted to receive an oracle went and slept there so that the next day the priests could interpret their dreams. Yet, her ability to control sexual function with the disease of Minos, indicates that she is a powerful Minoan goddess. All this recalls the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Minoan_snake_goddess_figurines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Snake Goddess<\/a>, the figurine from the palaces of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Knossos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Knossos<\/a>, of the Late Bronze Age, ca. 1600 BC.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2652\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ancient-music_interactive-lab_crete_private-tours_elissos.2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"488\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ancient-music_interactive-lab_crete_private-tours_elissos.2.jpg 488w, https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ancient-music_interactive-lab_crete_private-tours_elissos.2-413x480.jpg 413w, https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ancient-music_interactive-lab_crete_private-tours_elissos.2-340x395.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Knossos Palace Tours by Elissos<\/h2>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/tour\/knossos-palace-and-museum-interactive\/\">Meet the Minoan Civilization &amp; the Ancient Greek Music<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Start your day visiting the most important archaeological site on Crete, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Minoan+Palace+of+Knossos\/@35.2978186,25.1609391,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x149a5916dc7b0f35:0xd88c9e5b02743f43!8m2!3d35.2978186!4d25.1631278\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minoan palace of Knossos<\/a>, and the mythical Labyrinth of Homer. You will be visiting an amazing area of 22.000sq meters. A prehistoric \u201ccity\u201d, the place where the oldest European civilization started and flourished some 5000 years ago. During your tour, you will reveal the unique prehistoric course of the island. Penetrate its ancient cult, arts, and ritual practices. Your journey into prehistoric times will be completed by visiting the biggest prehistoric collection of artifacts in Greece, the <a href=\"https:\/\/heraklionmuseum.gr\/language\/en\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archaeological Museum of Heraklion<\/a>. This is where you can see at close range all treasures from all Minoan palaces excavated on Crete.<\/p>\n<p>A short walking tour of the old, historic section of the town of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Heraklion\/@35.3220114,25.1000513,13z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x149a586bd068e13f:0x400bd2ce2b9b6f0!8m2!3d35.3387352!4d25.1442126\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heraklion<\/a> will follow. A walk inside the town\u2019s Open-Air Market will make your senses awaken with its different and various smells, colors, and sounds! A traditional meal will follow, in one of the town\u2019s most authentic \u201cmezedopolia\u201d local restaurants. In a private studio, you will enjoy an hour and a half workshop on ancient Greek Music, in theory, and practice. During the experiential part of the workshop, you are becoming a musician! We welcome you to attempt to play yourselves simple ancient music rhythms using accurate copies of ancient Greek musical instruments. Don&#8217;t worry your instructor will be there to help!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2515\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/pottery-workshop_youth-and-family-private-tours_crete-greece_elissos.jpg2_-780x583.jpg\" alt=\"pottery workshop_youth and family private tours_crete greece_elissos\" width=\"780\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/pottery-workshop_youth-and-family-private-tours_crete-greece_elissos.jpg2_-780x583.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/pottery-workshop_youth-and-family-private-tours_crete-greece_elissos.jpg2_-1200x896.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/pottery-workshop_youth-and-family-private-tours_crete-greece_elissos.jpg2_-600x448.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/pottery-workshop_youth-and-family-private-tours_crete-greece_elissos.jpg2_-480x359.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/pottery-workshop_youth-and-family-private-tours_crete-greece_elissos.jpg2_-340x254.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/pottery-workshop_youth-and-family-private-tours_crete-greece_elissos.jpg2_.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/tour\/percy-jackson-inspired-experience\/\">Percy Jackson Inspired Experience<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>This Experience is inspired by Percy Jackson\u2019s books and is particularly designed for youth and family. It approaches the Cretan Labyrinth and its mysteries from a mythological and historical point of view. Focusing on making the story interesting and engaging, but also clear and easy to understand for our little friends. It binds the ancient Myths with the everyday life of the Minoans in the palace. This experience offers an experiential trip in time, through interactive features, pictures, sounds, and images. During the tour, you will be using 3D tablets, presenting a recreation of the most important parts of the palace.<\/p>\n<p>The second part of this day\u2019s experience offers an interactive workshop on Minoan- Style Pottery. Conducted by a rewarded Potter and Artist, specializing in the recreations of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Minoan_pottery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minoan pottery<\/a>. Our Potter is rewarded by the Ministry of Culture of Greece for his work. He also has a lot of experience in cultural and educational seminars for children and adults. With Vassilis, you will find out a lot about clay in general (elaboration, processing, use, results) and about the Minoan pottery techniques in particular. These techniques flourished on the island 5.000 years ago, in a fun and interactive way. Your children will have the chance to learn, play and create their masterpieces. They can choose from a big variety of mythological figures, make their Art piece and have them shipped back home!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5875\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Untitled-design-1-780x439.png\" alt=\"knossos palace\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Untitled-design-1-780x439.png 780w, https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Untitled-design-1-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Untitled-design-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Untitled-design-1-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Untitled-design-1-340x191.png 340w, https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Untitled-design-1.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/tour\/the-great-labyrinth-tour\/\">The Great Labyrinth Tour<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Your day will start with visiting the most important archaeological site in Crete. The Minoan palace of Knossos, and the mythical Labyrinth of Homer. In a beautiful nature park near Knossos, you will experience an hour and a half session on the Minoan Ritual Dance. In theory, and practice. Based on the ancient Minoan Art depictions and ancient literature, we will attempt an approach to the ancient Minoan ritual dance.\u00a0 What was the meaning of the Labyrinth? What was the \u201cLabyrinth Dance\u201d of Ariadni? Enjoy your lunch in a traditional Cretan restaurant in the mountains, near Knossos. This is a great chance to taste the Cretan Mountain cuisine! Wine tasting of different types of wine produced in the region. \u201cRaki\u201d tasting (local spirit produced of grapes) will come next. There, following the traditional process, you will taste, bottle, and seal your wine!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4994\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Day-1_Knossos-Museum-93-780x491.jpg\" alt=\"bull leaping fresco_heraklion museum_crete private tours_elissos\" width=\"780\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Day-1_Knossos-Museum-93-780x491.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Day-1_Knossos-Museum-93-1200x755.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Day-1_Knossos-Museum-93-600x377.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Day-1_Knossos-Museum-93-1536x966.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Day-1_Knossos-Museum-93-480x302.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Day-1_Knossos-Museum-93-340x214.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Day-1_Knossos-Museum-93.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elissos.com\/tour\/knosssos-palace-archaeology-museum\/\">Knossos Palace &amp; Heraklion Archaeology Museum<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Start your day visiting the most important archaeological site on Crete and the second most visited archaeological site in Greece. The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Knossos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minoan palace of Knossos<\/a>, the mythical Labyrinth of Homer. Concentrating on the prehistoric era of the island, revealing its unique historic course, and penetrating its ancient prehistoric cult, arts, and ritual practices, you will be visiting an amazing area of 22.000sq meters. Your journey into prehistoric times is being completed by visiting the biggest prehistoric collection of artifacts in Greece. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Heraklion+Archaeological+Museum\/@35.3390583,25.1351604,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x149a5a2c6a8b54c3:0xdf4c12bfdb2e85c2!8m2!3d35.3391729!4d25.1370802\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">archaeological museum of Heraklion<\/a>. 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