Papers by Nanno Marinatos
Metioessa, 2023
This paper explores the correspondence and relationship between Martin P. Nilsson and Spyridon Ma... more This paper explores the correspondence and relationship between Martin P. Nilsson and Spyridon Marinatos. It does not discuss or evaluate their hypotheses.
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The Function of the Minoan Palaces, 1987
The iconographical and architectural evidence of the west courts of Minoan palaces is reviewed. I... more The iconographical and architectural evidence of the west courts of Minoan palaces is reviewed. It is argued that public festivals took place there and that officials of the palace watched and took part as evidenced by miniature frescoes from Knossos.
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Classica and Medievalia 70, 2022
Thucydides criticises Nicias for being too partial to divination (7.50.4). It is suggested here t... more Thucydides criticises Nicias for being too partial to divination (7.50.4). It is suggested here through the examination of the linguistic nuances of θειασμός and the verb προσκείμενος, that Thucydides assessed him negatively primarily because he took the side of the army-seers. Yet, this criticism ought not to be blown out of proportion. Thucydides' portrait differs significantly from Plutarch's who describes Nicias as a diffident man easily gripped by fear and addicted to prophecies. Consequently, Thucydides' criticism is a small parenthesis in his overall presentation of the Athenian general's career whose decisions were based on skill, rational criteria and experience (5.16.1).
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Nicias and Pericles, 2021
Thucydides included short biographies for two of his principle characters, Pericles and Nicias. T... more Thucydides included short biographies for two of his principle characters, Pericles and Nicias. The structure of their parallel lives (as it were) are compared in this article; it is concluded that they have some striking similarities as concerns their character and civic principles. As well, it is argued that each had a tragic fate since they did not see their vision materialise.
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Egypt and the Levant, 2010
Publication of the lion fragments from the excavations if Manfred Bietak in Tell el Dab'a Egypt.
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Numen, 2001
Published by: Brill Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/3270572 JSTOR is a not-for-profit se... more Published by: Brill Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/3270572 JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org.
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Aegis, 2020
An unusual religious item is carried in procession on a fresco from Xeste 4, Thera. This piece ha... more An unusual religious item is carried in procession on a fresco from Xeste 4, Thera. This piece has been only preliminarily published and is presented here more fully on the basis of a photograph-restoration. It is argued that it represents a Minoan object full of symbols of Minoan metaphysics, such as the double axe and the ox-head and the so-called snake frame. All these symbols relate also to Egypt and other cultures of the Near East.
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Anthemion 30, 2019
This paper discusses the reason why the seated gods on the Parthenon frieze are not seen by the m... more This paper discusses the reason why the seated gods on the Parthenon frieze are not seen by the mortals who take part in the festival.
The very special iconography is related to the evidence from the Homeric poems. It is argued that mortals normally see gods only when they are in in need or feel extreme pain or are facing death in battle.
Consequently, the invisibility of the gods is a sign that all is going very well in the city.
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CHROSTERES, ed. A. Vlachopoulos, 2018
This paper explores the relationship of the so-called WAZ, Lily and spiral as abstract renditions... more This paper explores the relationship of the so-called WAZ, Lily and spiral as abstract renditions of the Great Minoan Goddess as manifested in the iconography of Xeste 3, Akrotiri, Thera.
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Athenian Following the end of a successful conference dedicated to Thucydides the Athenian, speak... more Athenian Following the end of a successful conference dedicated to Thucydides the Athenian, speakers and attendees alike had the opportunity to visit the ancient sanctuary of Brauron, guided by two expert archaeologists: Professor Olga Palagia (Professor Emerita Univ. of Athens) and Dr. Konstantinos Kalogeropoulos (Researcher at the Academy of Athens). The conference participants discussed reliefs and buildings that were constructed during the Peloponnesian war and the history of the cult of Artemis.
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International conference on Thucydides In Athens with a focus on his politics, biography and inte... more International conference on Thucydides In Athens with a focus on his politics, biography and intellectual ideas.
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Contrary to the common opinion, Thucydides accepts that oracles may have been right. He is, howev... more Contrary to the common opinion, Thucydides accepts that oracles may have been right. He is, however, critical of the interpretations of diviners.
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Common Religious symbols between Minoan and Egyptian Religion suggest transmission of complex ide... more Common Religious symbols between Minoan and Egyptian Religion suggest transmission of complex ideas relating to solar worship. The possibility is raised that the contacts happened directly between royal courts.
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Numen, 56, 2009
... 11635, fig. 72; Allen 1988). Sometimes Nut is split into a double figure, two naked women ba... more ... 11635, fig. 72; Allen 1988). Sometimes Nut is split into a double figure, two naked women back to back. For example, the decorated ceilings of the royal tombs ofRamses IV and VI had a double image of Nut. In her capacity ...
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This book examines the early history of the Akrotiri excavations by Spyridon Marinatos. It also a... more This book examines the early history of the Akrotiri excavations by Spyridon Marinatos. It also attempts to analyze the life of the people, capture the rhythms of their life and understand their religion. Some chapters are dedicated to the persona of The Great Goddess and her affinities with Egyptian deities.
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The find circumstances of the Minos ring are examined on the basis of the archives of Spyridon Ma... more The find circumstances of the Minos ring are examined on the basis of the archives of Spyridon Marinatos. He, as well as Georg Karo, believed the ring to be a forgery.
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Spyridon Marinatos studied in Germany in the Interwar period (1926-1927 ) under the eminent schol... more Spyridon Marinatos studied in Germany in the Interwar period (1926-1927 ) under the eminent scholars, Ulrich von Wilamowitz Moellendorf and Georg Karo. He lived in Berlin and Halle during the height of German culture; it left a deep impression on him, marking also his taste in music. At the same time, we witnessed the rise of Hitlerism and its effects on this brilliant culture of the Weimar Republic. As letters from his friend show, the mathematics Professor Erich Bessel Hagen, the Nazis did much to destroy many forms of humanistic tradition ad introduced standards of ethics incommensurate to humanistic European ideals. Marinatos regarded the war as a rupture with the past and the end of middle class humanism (bürgerlicher Humanismus).
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Illinois Classical Studies, Jan 1, 2004
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Epiphanies of deities, or their signs, in zoomorphic or abstract form are represented on Minoan ... more Epiphanies of deities, or their signs, in zoomorphic or abstract form are represented on Minoan gold rings and their impressions. It is argued that the scenes represent the visions of ecstatics and that those ecstatics are representatives of the palace.
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The very special iconography is related to the evidence from the Homeric poems. It is argued that mortals normally see gods only when they are in in need or feel extreme pain or are facing death in battle.
Consequently, the invisibility of the gods is a sign that all is going very well in the city.
The very special iconography is related to the evidence from the Homeric poems. It is argued that mortals normally see gods only when they are in in need or feel extreme pain or are facing death in battle.
Consequently, the invisibility of the gods is a sign that all is going very well in the city.