So, in addition to demonizing #Matriarchal societies, #Homer took a stab at the survivors of the #BronzeAgeCollapse on #Crete by turning them into the #Cyclops! Not a surprise! I noticed that #Odysseus eyed the "Cyclops Island" as prime #RealEstate (like a typical #Colonist!). Of course the so-called "civilized" #AncientGreeks had to demonize peoples who had lived under female rulers or NO RULERS!

Were the Odyssey’s #Cyclopes Actually #Minoans?

By Caleb Howells, January 6, 2026

Excerpt: "Drawing on his experience sailing a replica of an Ancient Greek galley, Severin estimated that Odysseus would have reached the coast of Libya, specifically near the site that later became the Greek colony of Cyrene. This was the Land of the Lotus Eaters. From there, Odysseus resumed his journey back to Ithaca, logically sailing north toward Southern Greece. Along this route, he would likely have arrived at the southwestern corner of #Crete, where the peninsula of #Paleochora was once separated from the main island, forming a small offshore island.

"This scenario closely matches the Odyssey’s description of Odysseus arriving at a small island situated just beside the island where the Cyclopes lived.

How the Cyclopes match the Minoans of Crete

"Severin’s argument that Crete was the island of the Cyclopes is highly compelling. But how do the Minoans fit into this theory? Regarding the Minoan city of Kommos in southern Crete, Severin noted its abandonment in the Late Bronze Age and asked:

" 'What had happened to the survivors of Kommos and the other Minoan settlements along this coast? Could they have fallen back to the barest subsistence level, living in caves and practicing the sort of simple pastoral farming that Ulysses found among the Cyclopes?'

"In essence, Severin suggested that the Cyclopes of the Odyssey may have been Minoans who, after the collapse of their magnificent #BronzeAge civilization, returned to a #simpler, more primitive way of life. While Severin did not explore this idea in depth, a closer examination reveals there is substantial evidence for this."

Read more:
https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/06/odyssey-cyclopes-minoans/

#AncientHistory #Crete #Histodon #BronzeAgeCollapse #Colonialism

🛟 Insges. 121 Menschen aus 2 Booten wurden an den Ostertagen vor #Gavdos gerettet: Nach der Rettung von 47 Menschen am Sonntagabend 6,2sm südl. der Insel, wurden am Montag 1 Holzboot mit 74 Pers. 15sm südöstl. von Gavdos gefunden. Sie wurden nach #Paleochora bzw. #AgiaGalini auf #Kreta gebracht.

#RefugeesGR

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https://www.cretalive.gr/kriti/nea-omada-metanaston-entopistike-sta-anoihta-tis-gaydoy

🛟 77 Menschen wurden heute früh von einem HCG Patrouillenboot vor #Gavdos beim Strand von Tripti gefunden. Am frühen Abend wurden sie mit der Fähre nach #Paleochora und von dort nach #Chania gebracht.

#RefugeesGR #Kreta

https://www.neakriti.gr/kriti/hania/2112945_sti-palaiohora-metaferontai-oi-77-metanastes-poy-entopistikan-proi-stin-gaydo

🛟 Auch südlich von #Kreta🇬🇷 hatten ~50 Menschen #AlarmPhone um Hilfe gerufen. Laut Hellenic Coast Guard⚓🇬🇷 wurde dieses Boot mit 45 Pers. gefunden. Griechische Medien berichten von der Rettung von 45 Personen 42sm südlich von #Gavdos durch einen Frachter🚢🇲🇭 , der unter der Flagge der Marshallinseln fuhr, gerettet und nach #PaleoChora gebracht.

https://flashnews.gr/post/885855/skafos-me-dekades-metanastes-entopistike-notia-tis-gavdou-metaferthikan-stin-palaiochora/

🇬🇷 Die letzten 150 der fast 500 letzte Woche mit einem havariertem Trawler in #Paleochora gelandeten #RefugeesGR wurden heute mit Bussen nach Souda zur Fähre nach Piräus gebracht u. sollen auf Aufnahmezentren in Attica verteilt werden.

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https://www.haniotika-nea.gr/anachorisan-oi-teleytaioi-150-metanastes-apo-tin-palaiochora/