Knossos
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- proper noun
- /ˈnɑːsəs/
- Knossos operated as an administrative center from the beginning of the Middle to the end of the Late Minoan period, ca. 2000-1500 B.C.
- palace of Knossos
Examples
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Knossos didn't look like much until we came to the palace area.
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The sanctuary was apparently dedicated to "Our Lady of the Mountain," who is depicted on a Knossos seal.
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When Evans found writing at Knossos, he found two.
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First up, the Minoan Palace at Knossos.
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The destruction of the Palace of Knossos, for instance, is well testified.
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Therefore, it should not be perplexing that the story of Theseus in the Knossos labyrinth does not coincide with the function of the actual site.
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A weeklong cruise to the Cyclades Islands and Rhodes will conclude with the splendid Minoan archaeological site at Knossos.
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So similar are the frescoes to those in the Palace of Knossos in Crete that a number of archaeologists believe they were painted by Minoan artists who had come to Syria on commission.
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Many of these, such as Knossos, Mycenae, Pylos, and Tiryns, are on every tourist schedule today with impressive ruins and 'cyclopean walls' (so called because they were so large that they could only have been built by the legendary Cyclops).
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The ancient city of Knossos was the center of Minoan civilization on Crete.
Synonyms
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An ancient city on Crete that was the main city of the Minoan people from about 2000 to 1400 BC
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Etymology
Knossos comes from the ancient Greek name Knōsós, probably from an even older local word, and it was the name of the great palace city on Crete in the time of the Minoans. So, Knossos now brings to mind a large 'palace', bright frescoes, and the famous story of a labyrinth and the Minotaur.