Crete is well known for celebration of ancient times. Citizen of Crete thousands of years ago, celebrated and honored the twelve gods of the ancient Greek mythology.
A great celebration back then was tavrokathapsia, in which Cretans used to do tricks on wild bulls in a specially designed arena, as pictured above. It was a great honor and responsibility to participate in tavrokathapsia (see big image).
Ancient Cretans and especially Minoans seemed to worship bulls as a kind of god. As a matter of fact, in Hellenic mythology there is the myth of the Minotaurus (also known as
Minotaur), a creature that had half the body of a human and half the body of a bull. Minotaurus was the keeper of the Minoan palace’s maze and killed everyone that entered it. Crete has much to teach its visitors about its ancient culture and civilization. If you are interested in finding out more, we suggest you hire a comfortable car hire from “Car hire Crete” so that you will be able to visit the museums of your choise and get all information about the wonders of ancient Crete. A car from our fleet will be all you need to find out all about Cretan and Greek mythology!
