tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post865855915337950861..comments2024-02-14T13:04:30.499-05:00Comments on Good To Begin Well, Better To End Well: The Minoan Bull Dance! (part one)Amalia Dillinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-76524834338615906512010-06-19T11:47:15.476-04:002010-06-19T11:47:15.476-04:00haha. Thanks Mia :) I agree :)haha. Thanks Mia :) I agree :)Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-16840044214029693242010-06-19T11:30:55.608-04:002010-06-19T11:30:55.608-04:00I read this yesterday and couldn't think what ...I read this yesterday and couldn't think what to say because Amalia it was AWESOME.<br /><br />AND FASCINATING<br /><br />The bull dance sounds very interesting. It's a shame there's not more on it.<br /><br /><3 <3 <3Mia Haysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01041441666482084762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-59495332596869739882010-06-19T10:12:33.282-04:002010-06-19T10:12:33.282-04:00Me too, Gary. I think it would require more skill ...Me too, Gary. I think it would require more skill and more guts.<br /><br />of course, I'm sure animal activists would still think it was abuse and whatever, for making the animal "Perform" but at least they wouldn't wind up being stabbed to death.Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-48763923808579303102010-06-19T00:44:14.638-04:002010-06-19T00:44:14.638-04:00I confess I'd love to get rid of bull fighting...I confess I'd love to get rid of bull fighting, and bring back bull dancing.Gary Corbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14759372069119740227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-61480996074891934452010-06-18T17:55:18.037-04:002010-06-18T17:55:18.037-04:00Yeah, the minotaur came from something like that. ...Yeah, the minotaur came from something like that. You are not wrong. Something to do with Poseidon.<br /><br />I'll have to look up vaulting! Thanks!Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-91133114305997171312010-06-18T16:52:56.203-04:002010-06-18T16:52:56.203-04:00I studied this piece in an art history class and i...I studied this piece in an art history class and it, like all of Greece and esp. Knossos, fascinated me. I'd say it's definitely a relationship with the animal-- they are all trained athletes in that mosaic.<br /><br />There's a similar practice with horses today called vaulting, and I imagine the Minoans enjoyed it for the same reasons we enjoy the modern-day equivalent: a beautiful L. T. Hosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12448176940211118898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-23814244360216609882010-06-18T10:36:17.186-04:002010-06-18T10:36:17.186-04:00Oh yeah!!! The Palace at Knossos was ridiculous!!Oh yeah!!! The Palace at Knossos was ridiculous!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995267172282765794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-77847262512895739992010-06-18T10:24:51.750-04:002010-06-18T10:24:51.750-04:00Christopher,
if you liked this post you should ch...Christopher,<br /><br />if you liked this post you should check out the post I did on Mycenaean Clothing and Culture-- there's a link to an INCREDIBLE render of what the palace at Knossos (I think it was Knossos but it says for sure in the post) would have looked like. My jaw drops to the floor every time I look at it.<br /><br />link to the post: http://hellia.blogspot.com/2010/05/Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-12359929593138085542010-06-18T10:10:33.426-04:002010-06-18T10:10:33.426-04:00Amalia, this is an awesome post. I am unabashedly ...Amalia, this is an awesome post. I am unabashedly awed an amazed by the Minoans on Crete and all of Ancient Greece. In my current WIP, as I said, there is a scene in which I've pulled a bit of Bull leaping into the Isthmian Games. Some characters fare well... others not so well. But I feel your geekiness over Ancient Greece with all your textbooks and research. And you're right, I Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995267172282765794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-52215870073566234502010-06-18T09:57:28.282-04:002010-06-18T09:57:28.282-04:00Monica: it is mysteries like these in history whic...Monica: it is mysteries like these in history which make me want to write books :) Perhaps I will give the Bull Dance a short story!<br /><br />VR: It really is-- You will definitely want to take a look at the next post on this, because the Bull Dance still lives on a little bit :)Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-87662047563013036622010-06-18T09:54:05.225-04:002010-06-18T09:54:05.225-04:00Great post! I love to watch Matadors in the ring b...Great post! I love to watch Matadors in the ring but can't bear the end result. The idea of a ritual dance that incorporates the grace and aerobatics, but leaves out the slaughter, is enthralling.VR Barkowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927993233682731113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-48200234683929811482010-06-18T09:52:05.239-04:002010-06-18T09:52:05.239-04:00Yes the Bull Dancing rituals of the Minoans have a...Yes the Bull Dancing rituals of the Minoans have always intrigued me and I've read several Fictions depicting the various reasons for them. <br /><br />I kind of like how there are still mysteries like this to unravel. It lets the mind get really creative trying to weave your own stories.<br /><br />Superman is awesome. I hope he's in every museum in 3800 AD. <br /><br />(I need to do Monica Marierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03112762564137354581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-72211245812054250212010-06-18T09:43:42.597-04:002010-06-18T09:43:42.597-04:00It definitely is awesome-- I just wish there were ...It definitely is awesome-- I just wish there were more information. I wish we knew more. Right now it's just sooo mysterious, and the information available just doesn't answer any real questions.Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-71950786930805021662010-06-18T02:50:30.654-04:002010-06-18T02:50:30.654-04:00I think the Minoan Bull Dance is totally awesome, ...I think the Minoan Bull Dance is totally awesome, especially since it depicts women doing it. It's an interesting juxtaposition since women during that time period were pretty restricted.<br /><br />And I'm glad I'm not the only hoarder- I've got a stack of awards I've been stockpiling for over a month. *groans*Stephanie Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437077559099315853noreply@blogger.com