[Little Bill]

If you accept cannibalism and human sacrifice, the Minoans were cool. The Art was out standing, wall painting naturalistic, and everything that a liberal would love.

My complaint is; what kind of society lies behind the pretty pictures.

[yarddog]

The story of Theseus and the Minotaur depicts human sacrifice, but I am not familiar with other instances on Crete. Not that it didn't happen.

Almost every civilization has had it in their distant past. Never recall anything about cannibalism but it has been nearly 40 years since I studied Minoan civilization.

Of course Minos wife Pasiphae having sex with a bull is about as kinky as it gets.

[RightWhale]

Haven't dug all the way down, but taur is the same root as terror. Thus taurus = bull = symbol of terror.

[Grizzled Bear]

If you accept cannibalism and human sacrifice, the Minoans were cool. The Art was out standing, wall painting naturalistic, and everything that a liberal would love.
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If you think about abortion as cannibalism and human sacrifice then you have everything the liberals love.