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Palace of the Minotaur and cradle of European civilization

Archaeological Museum of Herakleion, Hall IX. Late minoan amphorae, from left to right: Amphora from Tomb of the Double Axes (LM II b) showing Haledon with Ten Tentacles. Amphora from Knossos (LM II)
Archaeological Museum of Herakleion, Hall IX. Late minoan amphorae, from left to right: Amphora from Tomb of the Double Axes (LM II b) showing Haledon with Ten Tentacles. Amphora from Knossos (LM II)… © Jolle, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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