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Delphi (1920)

Poulsen, Frederik, 1876-, Richards, G. C. (George Chatterton), 1867-1951 · London : Gyldendal · leaf 31

An illustration from Delphi, 1920, leaf 31
rything old andvenerable in religionand commonwealthfrom Crete. Thisfinds special expres-sion in the local tra-ditions of the townsof Asia Minor. AsMiletus was said tohave been foundedby Miletus andthe Cretans/ soChios^ Erythrae^ andColophon had simi-lar traditions of Cretans as the original… … >r Fig. 3.—Rhyton from the Palace of Cnossus {Fouillesde Delphes, v. 3, fig. 13, b). APOLLOS CONQUEST OF DELPHI 17 The historical kernel is probably that the Cretans in theheyday of their power in the second millennium B.C. madethe Greek people recognize the support and blessing ofsuch elements…

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