{"id":16493,"date":"2026-02-28T17:28:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T17:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=16493"},"modified":"2026-03-03T19:08:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T19:08:16","slug":"minotaur-of-knossos-28-cm","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/product\/minotaur-of-knossos-28-cm\/","title":{"rendered":"Minotaur of Knossos 28 cm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"242\" data-end=\"663\">Inspired by the legendary Minotaur of <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Palace of Knossos<\/span><\/span>, this sculpture reflects the powerful bull symbolism central to the Minoan world of Bronze Age Crete (c. 2000\u20131400 BCE). The Minotaur\u2014half man, half bull\u2014emerged from myths surrounding King Minos and the labyrinth, embodying strength, ritual power, and the sacred status of the bull in Minoan religion.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"665\" data-end=\"1019\">Archaeological discoveries at Knossos, including bull-leaping frescoes and ceremonial objects now housed in the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Heraklion Archaeological Museum<\/span><\/span>, confirm the prominence of bull iconography in palatial and religious life. Such figures were associated with ceremonial spaces and elite culture across Crete during the height of the Minoan civilization.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1021\" data-end=\"1249\">This replica captures the stylized features characteristic of Minoan artistic expression\u2014curved horns, detailed texture, and symbolic presence\u2014bringing to life one of the most enduring mythological figures of the ancient Aegean.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:d2e56858-a854-46e1-8648-87920af73a64-0\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"52f220bd-ea53-4c1d-9c96-04365aadb4d8\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"1251\" data-end=\"1406\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">A faithful tribute to the Minotaur of Bronze Age Knossos, reflecting the sacred bull symbolism of Minoan Crete (c. 1600\u20131400 BCE).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px absolute bottom-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":16635,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_cat":[17,18,445,39,396,46],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-16493","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","product_cat-sculptures","product_cat-bronze-sculptures","product_cat-collection-iii","product_cat-statues","product_cat-busts-2","product_cat-nature"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/16493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16493"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=16493"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=16493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}