are obviously not Minoans, so who are these "Cretans"? As far as modern Crete, I am aware of the major Turkish Cretan and more culturally impacting Venetian Cretan communities, but I mean the ethnic Cretans.
Who are the modern Cretan Greeks considered to be descended from at least for the most part, since it is widely accepted that the native Minoans were vastly destroyed by the eruption of Thera (now Santorini)? I have read in some sources that the main repopulation of the island was undertaken by Hellenic Greeks from the mainland, and in other sources that it was the Aegean Philistines. In Ancient Greek and Ancient Roman times, there were indeed inhabitants there referred to as "Cretans", but they
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The Minoans spoke in an ancient Greek dialect of Bronze Age, Minoan.
AnatolySherban 3 months ago
are obviously not Minoans, so who are these "Cretans"? As far as modern Crete, I am aware of the major Turkish Cretan and more culturally impacting Venetian Cretan communities, but I mean the ethnic Cretans.
Paelignus 9 months ago
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Paelignus 9 months ago
Who are the modern Cretan Greeks considered to be descended from at least for the most part, since it is widely accepted that the native Minoans were vastly destroyed by the eruption of Thera (now Santorini)? I have read in some sources that the main repopulation of the island was undertaken by Hellenic Greeks from the mainland, and in other sources that it was the Aegean Philistines. In Ancient Greek and Ancient Roman times, there were indeed inhabitants there referred to as "Cretans", but they
Paelignus 9 months ago
its from sumerian.Ikaros legend too.
HungarianHistory 1 year ago