The Minoans were human, too!

Just like us, believe it or not...

Connecting with the deities of an ancient culture means connecting with that culture as well. The two are inseparable.

For me, a big part of that process is recognizing the humanity of the ancient people.

Sure, in one sense there’s a big gap between the people of the Bronze Age Mediterranean and people like me who live in 21st century industrialized western nations.

But in another sense, we’re very much the same.

We all still eat food, and we have our favorites as well as the foods we don’t particularly care for. I can imagine there were plenty of Minoan kids who didn’t like broad beans! They would have had favorites, too, and those special dishes that were reserved for certain days: birthdays, holidays, and so on.

We all choose our clothes based on some combination of our personal preferences, the current fashions, and what’s within our budget. I bet there were best friends in ancient Crete who chose matching clothing just for fun.

We all have jobs of one sort of another. Of course, there were no IT departments or commuter cars in ancient Crete. But there were farmers, and fishers, and sewists, and stay-at-home parents, and clergy.

We may be fascinated by the aspects of ancient cultures that are different from our modern lives. But I think it’s important to find the similarities as well.

Today’s Minoan Path blog post offers a generous collection of information for making those connections. Find out all about Minoan food and cooking, jobs, music, cosmetics, and more:

Connecting with the Ancient Minoans

What ancient cultures fascinate you? What aspects of them are different from your life? What connections can you make that are similar to the lifeways you know?

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