They remembered Phaethon. He was an Athenian too.
Not in the story is Daedalus. He built the labyrinth for Minos, modeled after one in Egypt. He was an Athenian too.
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Back to the archaeology. Attika appears in the Amarna letters. Athenian Copper(orichalcum) in Egypt has been found(Kline). There were olive trees in this part of Egypt. Then there's the Bietak stuff:
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"Bietak has suggested the way (or a way) ahead. The Thebans, and not the Hyksos, were
in contact with Knossos, where it is possible (but not proven) that a woman, the Mistress of
Animals, occupied the throne of Minos. He suggests that Aahotep, the Egyptian born wife of
Sekenenre Tao, and mother of Kamose and Ahmose, may hold the key to the Minoan wallpaintings
at Avaris. Her superlative titles on the victory stele of Ahmose set up at Karnak may
represent a dynastic link between the Thebans and Knossos.44 If this suggestion proves
correct, a Minoan presence in Egypt during the later Hyksos period can be added to the sparse evidence for Minoan activity at that time in the south-eastern Mediterranean and the Nile Valley,45 and a prelude to the arrival of Aegean envoys and bearers depicted in the Theban tombs during the reigns of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III. Indeed, fact at Avaris may prove to be stranger than fiction — a remarkable woman came from Crete with Minoan forces. She or her daughter became accepted as an Egyptian, married a Theban hero, and was celebrated at Avaris for her part in the salvation of the Two Lands." - p7
The dagger found with Aahotep has been debated whether it is from Crete, Mainland Greece (Argos?), or Egypt.
Aahotep info:
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I've found a wonderful meaning hidden in this myth. We found it together. Thanks guys.
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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 10/27/2009 06:32PM by rich.