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that has revealed that civilization.
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He was captivated by it,
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he--at one point I think he convinced himself
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that he was a descendant of the kings of that civilization.
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But in any case, he named it.
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He named it after the legendary King of Crete
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who appears in Greek mythology by the name of Minos.
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So he referred to that civilization as the Minoan civilization.
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When we use the word Minoan
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we mean the civilization whose home is Crete.
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It spread out beyond Crete
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because the Minoans established