What Does The Minotaur Legend Tells Us About The Minoans | Island Of The Minotaur | Odyssey

Just over 100 years ago, English archaeologist Arthur Evans went to the 'Minotaur's Island' to explore the roots of this myth and discovered instead a sophisticated Bronze Age civilisation that had been lost to history for thousands of years.
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[@florianpierredumont4775]

Bettany Hughes is like a goddess Hera telling us the story of Crete. So much knowledge and wisdom, and an hypnotic voice. Truly wonderful.

[@elainebenez1995]

Although the documentary spends too much time on her body.

[@drjukebox]

@@elainebenez1995 why hold a smart and beautiful woman back.

[@elainebenez1995]

@@drjukebox wdym?

[@drjukebox]

@@elainebenez1995 because she makes me a feminist?

[@elainebenez1995]

@@drjukebox she’s also very sexy.

[@chriskelly3481]

After more than 43 years on this planet I am finally introduced to the splendor and wonder of Knossos. Cheers. Amazing.

[@realjaxon]

I have a passion for ancient and not so ancient history. I can't get enough of it.

[@spiritus-scriba693.]

Ever seen "Lorra" or Martin Liedkte ?

[@realjaxon]

@@spiritus-scriba693. No. I've never heard of either one.

[@spiritus-scriba693.]

@@realjaxon they dig into some interesting old books. Those names are YT Channels. Also "newearth" channel. Want a peek inside Alexander the Great's Tomb ??? 2.5m and 3m solid gold statues, Alexander aparently in pristine condition. Tomb is full of gold and precious stones, an ark, horses, egyptian chariots, deer, eagles, huge gold murals, pretty amazing. Found in 2010 in the Jordanian desert. It will be released to the public soon.

[@realjaxon]

@KKmies Thank you. That is a good read.

[@massimosquecco203]

I never grow tired of Bettany's lectures, doesn't matter if 20 y. o. or just made, What she says is always fascinating! Bring them on, bring them on....

[@heenanyou]

I find the sexy outfits distracting and not appropriate.

[@daniels1485]

@@heenanyou She's a sexy woman. Anything she wears is a sexy outfit.

[@raulsiniallikl2317]

@@daniels1485 not anymore

[@macbuff81]

Agreed. I would love to take part in a lecture of hers. I always loved history and art appreciation in both high school and later college

[@caesarillion]

@@heenanyou She is sexy, yes. I would love to see her dressed as Minoan doing all she does in the vids. Wouldn't that be great? Now she can even speak Linear B.

[@michellerhodes9910]

Excellent. I visited Knossos and Crete over thirty years ago. It was good to revisit it with Bettany. Our tour guide at that time told us that the 'Minoans were very peaceful people' but I didn't believe it. To be as revered as they were in their time, they must have been very, very tough or very, very holy. Bettany's comments about it functioning like a monastery resonates to some degree because I have always seen it as a type of sacred island. I am glad the archaeological knowledge continues to evolve.

[@anasapsana824]

I adore the Minoan art, this little left after the catastrophe... Been on the Crete and still want to get back multiple times...

[@spookerredmenace3950]

Bettany's lectures are so well written , brains and beauty , have always enjoyed her docs

[@rickmcdonald1557]

I've always been a huge fan of Bettany and highly admire her and anything she narrates and guides us through ancient history is always first class and she is so easy on the eyes also. Thanks Odyssey for keeping her busy for us~!

[@jazzrossy930]

I want more (with all due respect) !

[@RickaramaTrama-lc1ys]

@@jazzrossy930 I'm a History Buff and have followed her lessons for many years and she has "The It Factor" and one can't help but be captivated by her accent and Beauty~! Her intelligence is so impressive and Ancient History has never been more fun than when she speaks~!!!

[@kimberlyperrotis8962]

The amount of air and light in the palaces in really attractive, and modern.

[@joem0088]

Yes, without the roof and half the walls fallen down :)))

[@Pistolita221]

it's more eastern style than western.

[@kevincorbin6273]

With out a doubt this one of the best history documentaries

[@mybrandnewlogin]

Sound sync can be a real challenge sometimes.

[@StanSwan]

Slow media storage issue. The video lags behind the sound as the video is a larger file.

[@niknikktm]

@@StanSwan No excuse however. There are plenty of longer videos without sync issues and there are plenty of methods to adjust synchronization. I find this unwatchable.

[@StanSwan]

@@niknikktm I had no issue with it. The woman is very distracting though, good looking lady.

[@Boomer848848]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJnZYYWhg8yJjZo&ab_channel=AbsoluteHistory this one seems to be synced better.

[@amiga2025]

With audio out of sync, it is too distracting to continue watching.

[@nedspeak]

It is a joy to watch your history. And your voice is so captivating in describing what is being shown. Ancient history and beauty combined. You make it easy to keep ones attention. Thank you.

[@Old299dfk]

Can you reupload this please? The video is about 5 seconds behind the audio.

[@OceanSwimmer]

It corrects itself later in the video.

[@anthonytindle5758]

first saw bettany Hughes on TV about Egyptians she's a great presenter with lots of work regarding islands of the med is a great person to learn from. Great video about the minator fact or fiction.

[@Galantus1964]

Gosh she is absolutely amazing as story teller,, and quite lovely to look at aswell.. and she still is to this day

[@nancyM1313]

Never tire of this documentary. Thanks Bethany.

[@khiggins8733]

10:42 To hell with the Minioans ! She is one fine bird !

[@ZagZagSama]

I love how the purple chromatic aberration in the shots correlate with the purple dye what made the minoan culture rich. Quite poetic even if it was unintentional.

[@modernhaze3]

Wonderful content and great presentation on Old Historical Ages

[@lacasa40]

Love the way you tell those fascinating stories!!! Very intersting for sure ;)

[@custer2449]

Wonderful Bettany. Thank you for your work. It's about time I got more interested in ancient man as I am ultra interested in ancient religions.

[@andrewtongue7084]

Simply outstanding series.

[@ckl8a]

43:33 look, its the first frowny face emoji

[@mariaksimidis]

Hi, could you please re-upload this video?🙏🏻 the audio is out of sync and makes it hard to watch.

[@williamrobinson7435]

Beautifully done. As I understand it, Minos' prayer to Poseidon was his entry in a praying contest with his 2 brothers, Rhadamanthes and Sarpedon, to decide the succession on the death of thier father, King Altheus.. As to the 'conversation' twixt Pasiphae and the little white bull, Robert Graves puts it thus; "... and Pasiphae had all her desire" 😜.. A very enjoyable and informative film, this. V glad I subscribed to this channel! 🌟👍

[@morenofranco9235]

Once again - Bettany and Odyssey - Wonderful.

[@bgrigg07]

Bettany Hughes: Smart x Beautiful = Oh So Sexy. I never knew how much I needed to learn about Minoans before!

[@Somewhat-Evil]

It wasn't just the Minoan civilization that disappeared. Didn't almost all of the civilizations disappear during the Bronze Age Collapse. Egypt barely held on and the Assyrians kind of survived, but the Neo-Assyrians had become unusually violent and ruthless even for the ancient near east.

[@huahindan]

Thank you for this

[@birgitb.5278]

Thanks you for this fascinating documentation!

[@schweizer1940]

I was tdy to Crete back in the fifties. I visited the Knosis, it was fascinating.

[@calmar96]

I am going to Knossos in around 12 hours I cannot wait!

[@IPlayWithFire135]

How was it?

[@phillawrence5148]

How was it?

[@janetcohen9190]

Dear Bettany & crew well done and thank you.

[@HorrorDude2019]

I could watch Bettany all day.

[@whataplonker82]

Me too

[@nicolediamond93]

Touo o Terr e I’m r w e birthday

[@nicolediamond93]

Touo o Terr e I’m r w e birthday

[@nicolediamond93]

Touo o Terr e I’m r w e birthday

[@Taylor_in_Southern_Oregon]

@@whataplonker82 me too 😁

[@ysnpolaris5101]

Bro the audio isn't synced how'd ya'll not catch this

[@jonnylumberjack6223]

it does synch up eventually.

[@philchinamusical]

Perhaps because the video is displayed years ago. And since light travels faster than sound so it takes us more time to see the footage than to hear the voices…🤔

[@rebusak47]

@@philchinamusical That's cleared that up for me (TIL) Hahahahha.

[@johngolding7182]

It didn't matter that the sound was out of sync, I couldn't take my eyes off Bettany

[@samhouston1979]

it’ll be such a game changer when we can finally read their writing

[@charlesfenwick6554]

If ever definitively.

[@PaddyKraut]

They know the alphabet. It's only the hiroglyphs that are unknown

[@wiwlarue4097]

It would definitely be a moment of marvel. There are other european sites as old as these or even older in the region of eastern europe though. In the lands of serbia, hungary, romania, ukraine there are the cucuteni-tripillian and the tordas-vinca civilizations stretching back to the 5th millenea BC. Some of their cities consisted of several thousand buildings, they had sophisticated pottery, bronze tools, irrigation, animal husbandry, agriculture and about 150 pictograms for writing.

[@james-bertrand]

we can read it for the most part, it's pretty similar to the deciphered linear B, just we don't really know what any of it means

[@jimpalmer2981]

I wouldn't hold my breath.

[@shandhaula]

@38:07 : Listen carefully to the cicadas. We had the same sound in the South of France, 25 years ago. Now there's the SILENCE, even in the forest. Insects are disappearing from our eyes and ears. Edit: The documentary is from 2003.

[@shandhaula]

@@alizaize As a biochemist, I know that the cicada cycle of life is 17 years as a buried larva. But there's always a roll, that's why we can hear cicadas every year. Our forests have slowly become silent as well as birds. *In the South of France the water is highly contaminated with pesticides* -contamination by land-spreading or spraying by helicopter : *Tap water is forbidden for babies, children and the elderly.* People are plagued with neurological, immunological, ophthalmic and bone diseases. Everywhere in the world, check your car's windshield & front bumper : no more crushed insects… We recently fought against an open-air industrial waste dump on the plateau of Valensole, place of its infamous lavender crops. So please, spare me your dark sense of humor.

[@bradstarkey7155]

Interesting love history the stones shall speak and they do so well.

[@dr.waltnilsson9606]

The Island of the Minotaur is a wonderful adventure into ancient Crete and Society. . .

[@ericvandermey3231]

Love your work. Thank you.

[@arftreasurydepartmentoffic4754]

Please do also make Documentries for Indian Vedic Period.🙏🙏🙏

[@arftreasurydepartmentoffic4754]

Wow 🥺 So Much Support ❤️❤️❤️

[@andreasleonardo6793]

Nice video...nature of lives is continues struggle among factors which created lives and besides living continues for that old civilisations disclosed struggles in their painting and framing through struggle between human and legend creatures but recently civilisations disclose lives struggle through accounts numbers.......behind most legends there were hiding historical stories..hardly discoverer...thanks for sending it was enjoyable video

[@travhammer]

I must agree. Her voice is soothing to my needs

[@teukel1157]

Very well done. Insightful and full of revealing intelligence.

[@dermotshaw5722]

Love a good ancient history documentary, i had such a crush on Bethany which made it twice the fun

[@macbuff81]

I always find it amazing to see amazing buildings still being in such good shape. Amazingly beautiful and everything calculated and built by hand. I definitely know what place I will visit next :)

[@douglaskingsman2565]

Don't forget, all the "buildings" are reconstructions, sometimes based the shapes already present but other times based on guesswork. For example, the inverted pillars, narrower at the bottom than the top, were Arthur Evans's idea.

[@possumaintdead]

The photography in this is breathtaking!

[@hermescarraro3393]

46:52 Why tho? Many great and sophisticated cultures practiced human sacrifice in their religious beliefs. The Michenean themselves did that too, as well as early post dark age greeks. The various cultures from the middle east as far as the fertile crescent also practiced these rituals. The various mesoamerican cultures were highly sophisticated and advanced, but they did that too as we all know. Thinking that the Minoans would not do It just because of their relatively advanced culture doesn't really mean anything. They probably also practiced ritual cannibalism of small children, probably to ensure the fertility of their crops or something like that. The idea of a nice nature goddess Is a very modern invention... The earth mother was way more chaotic and demanding in the minds of the many religions of the time. Asking for blood in exchange for the survival of the many seems like a very logical idea for the time if It would satisfy the gods for another year. The Minoans most likely worshipped a Sun God and a mother goddess as their primary deities. It's possible, according to some theories, that the minotaur and It's rituals are nothing more than a demonization of the old gods of Creete. An important creetan figure in greek mithology Is a bronze giant that the Creetans reveared as a sun God, that often appeared as a bronze bull, but Who Is killed by some greek gods or heroes.

[@rosesacks7430]

Enjoyed your presentation

[@XOTORP]

Beautiful presentation by a most beautiful presenter, Bettany you are awesome.❤ Excellent Production. 👍👍👍

[@jeanross7430]

The presentation was great and I look forward to more insight into Crete.

[@katrinkasanfranciscobayare7364]

"If there's a grain of Truth alongside of this Cock n Bull" @7:53😳 😅🤣😂🤣 I'm sure she was figuratively speaking 🤣😂🤣

[@ryanpeplinski1884]

It tells me everything I need to know about Minotaurs.

[@Vexarax]

I've seen this documentary a few times (but watching it again because it's awesome). Bettany Hughes is amazing! She presents quite a few different documentaries about the Minoans and the Thera cataclysm :D

[@phillawrence5148]

Been there, wasn't really old enough to appreciate it.

[@free_gold4467]

Bettany Hughes, the goddess who came from over the sea.

[@bluebuddy46422]

I have been following your classes since the COVID lockdown and I began to practice every night Two years later I'm still practicing every night. Your min cue classes are my favourite and I have to be honest I find it difficult to follow classes where they talk now . Please, please can we have some more minimum cues

[@dodgingbullets3503]

🌹Beautifully narrated thank you🌹🌹🌹

[@strawburryfan13]

just me or did anyone else have to watch this twice because they were just watching her

[@morbidcorpse5954]

Just what I was going to say.

[@elainebenez1995]

Literally me

[@JorgeHernandez-sj5ts]

Thank you for sharing darling.

[@paulbennett7021]

Ahh! The stunningly beautiful Mrs Evans again - and in my favourite historical enigma.

[@IPlayWithFire135]

I could watch these just to admire Bettany

[@GHST995]

Making history interesting...again!

[@yerabbit6333]

I've been waiting for this doc to resurface, it's been gone from youtube for a while.

[@johannageisel5390]

But then, everything changed when the Mycenean Nation attacked.

[@Lalakis]

Attacked who ? The myceneans never attacked the minoans...The latter disappeared most likely as a result of the Thera volcano eruption .

[@johannageisel5390]

@@Lalakis No, the Minoans were around for (estimated) 150 more years after the Thera eruption. And after the Myceneans arrived, the Minoan culture still influenced the culture of the newcomers/conquerers.

[@4I40TI]

AhAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I’m crying ahahhahahahahah

[@petrospetromixos6962]

No, literally the fire nation attacked

[@somethingunusual8456]

Omg! A JoJo reference!!

[@hsserry5289]

Definitely it was a death defying feat to leap over an enormous bovine with huge horns. It must have been a godly encounter to these ancient people!

[@JaneDoe-ij4ls]

To have such a vision fulfilled!!!! Imagine!!!!

[@edglobalmedia4473]

Bettany is like a goddess herself...

[@davidwright8432]

'Bettany Hughes' is the most recent pseudonym of the Goddess Circe. So she knows well of what she speaks!

[@Giles29]

The explosion of Santorini seems to have done a number on the Minoans as well, but doesn't seem to be touched upon here except for the mention of the earthquakes that were probably caused by it. It was an economic disaster for the entire Agean.

[@somniumisdreaming]

It was part of a series and it tackled the subject in another episode

[@jedisith25]

the historian babe! awsome

[@sebastianlagstrom2117]

Not so much babe anymore thou, this is 15 years old

[@joshw9037]

The whole thing is trash dude. Wrong information constantly, mispronunciation constantly, and the fact that not one bit of the audio and video match is absolutely ridiculous! Trash!

[@JaneDoe-ij4ls]

She tells a mean tale

[@caradelsol1]

@@sebastianlagstrom2117 This is a bullshit comment.

[@markjohnson6194]

@@sebastianlagstrom2117 still a banger as we are all 15 years older too

[@itumelenglefafa7111]

Fascinating 🤟🏾😲🤯😁🔥🔥🔥🔥❤❤❤❤

[@BarryKennedy]

Great video! The audio sync needs to be fixed, FYI.

[@donaldgoodinson7550]

Spent 3 weeks on this beautiful island.

[@dondouglass6415]

Oh Bethany you were always archeologies top tottie!!!

[@magpie6648]

Any chance you could sync the picture and sound?

[@vilena5308]

"Mais ce sont des parisiennes." That had me laughing! He was not wrong.

[@826roo]

Really ejoyed this insight 👍😊

[@BerdFly]

Is this a pt2?

[@michellep1718]

Awesome history. Thanks. But please improve on the audio synching up with the lip movement. I've noticed it on a few Odessy films now. Great content but its really bad synching.

[@enricomanno8434]

For all of us... great respect to the oldest European civilization In parallel with the Egyptian Civilization

[@rezamotori5709]

Greece and Crete are not european civilisations but extensions of the middle east.............even their myths of origin tell us this!

[@R3dp055um]

5:52 That thing she does with her eyebrows while saying "a fierce, uncontrollable sexual longing for this beautiful white creature". The sound is out of sync a bit, thanks to YT's compression algorithm, but it's still quite, uhhhh, titillating. As far as the story itself, Mary Renault's novel "The King Must Die" presents a very credible version of what might have *really* happened, giving rise to the legend.

[@johndavis6119]

Excellent video. The presenter speaks clearly and definitely knows what she’s talking about. It doesn’t hurt that she’s easy on the eyes too. Here’s to you Bettany Harris.

[@louisfaasen4511]

... I needed to give back the white bull ...! I my goodness ... now Bettany Hughes with her purple dress will be haunting me all my days ...

[@roythearcher]

it's a pity the sound doesn't catch up untill 13:45!....

[@stephengordon9819]

Tincuy, the sacred ground lying between to rivers. Compare the Labyrinth of the Minotaur to Chavin de Huantar in Huaraz Peru or Mesopotamia at the junction of the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers.

[@colinlynch1972]

If Bettany was my history teacher, I think I would have paid a whole lot more attention!

[@enchantedthunder5017]

bettany hughes makes archeology and ancient history quite ZEXY!!

[@jankay8569]

Amazing documentary. You guys really need more subs

[@michaelwhite8031]

Bettany Hughes, what a beautiful and clever woman.

[@kimberlyperrotis8962]

It’s a shame that Evans made so many irreversible “interpretations”. He also assemble most of the frescoes incorrectly. Modern archaeologists would never concrete-up an archaeological site.

[@craigslivka1]

Kimberly I totally disagree, just like Chariots of the Gods in 1969 (it think it came out). I rea it in the early 1990s (when I discovered I loved ancient history) Even though I disagree with a fair number of what the author said, it would have never sparked, inspired, and created an atmosphere for people like Graham Hancock, whose uttely brilliant book Fingerprint of the Godsm would have never come out. So, even though we later learned the Evan's misinterpretated/misunderstood his findings, he inspired people to want/desire/and need to investigate his findings even more and more throroughly.

[@Getoffmycloud53]

Plenty of interpretation in this lecture as well, little to support it.

[@igor-yp1xv]

What do you mean by concrete-up the site? I'm interested.

[@leenorman853]

@@craigslivka1 Graham Hancock is a crank.

[@craigslivka1]

@@leenorman853 that is your opinion, and you are entitled to it. I, however, happen to agree with many things that Mr. Hancock has said. Not all of them. Unfortunately, big sweeping generalizations like saying someone is a crank is way too vague and mainstream idealogy to be of much value. Your opinion is noted. I have read several of Mr. Hancock's books and find the ideas, suggestions, and possibilities to be things to be discussed and debated over, and simply swept under the rug, so to speak. I read back (sometime in the early 1990s) the book (I believe) started all the rediscovery in research, "Chariots of the Gods". Even though I disagree with much of the book, the seeds of eye-opening thoughts and possibilities were planted, so that people like Mr. Hancock could write and share his thoughts on expanding them as well. One of the things that I enjoy about Graham's books/docs is that he brings along experts in different scientific fields to either prove or disprove what he is saying. That always leads to interesting discussions as opposed to merely saying somebody is a crank. Again, your statement is your opinion, and you are definitely entitled to it, but I hope at the very least, you might begin the possibility to rethink the statement, and possibly see if you might be somewhat (maybe not entirely) mistaken.

[@ThePizzaGoblin]

Is it just me or is the audio out of sync?

[@peterasp1968]

It is

[@tohaason]

For this particular video the sound and video aren't in sync, in the first third of the video. Never seen that with other videos from this channel. BTW the cheap-sounding sound effects are unnecessary for an otherwise excellent video.

[@grahamthomas6381]

Great video except for the huge synchronisation issue between video and audio!

[@dereklaveau1824]

bethany welcome back --love your narration -- as well as your beauty

[@ericdew2021]

is the video and audio synced for you? It seems like the video is about 2 seconds behind the audio.

[@andrewnaporovzky]

The lady is amazing beautiful, I just felt in love with, by watching and listening to her stories. Amezing high class lady. Bettany I will be your best student. :)

[@erinwhitbeck1474]

I find it funny for when she mentions some of the names of the cows we still use the same ones today that's rather endearing

[@monkmind6121]

She just look like The Mummy actress with Tom cruise such charm and inquisitive with boldness.