Wordless Wednesday - Bronze Age Greece
Wednesday September 3, 2008
Bull-Leaping Fresco From Knossos Public Domain. Courtesy of Wikipedia.
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Bull-Leaping Fresco From Knossos Public Domain. Courtesy of Wikipedia.
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Are my eyes fooling me, or is that a depiction of a bull fight with matador on the left and picador on the right? I had no idea that “sport” existed so early, nor that it was found in Greece.
So many depictions of bulls from Knossos.
They’re athletes and acrobats rather than bull killers, as I understand it. I should look into it a bit more. Kyle’s book on sport and spectacle in the ancient world goes into it. Have to plug him every chance I get — the book was so eye-opening.
I would enjoy an article about the “bull-leaping” and some of the different theories about it — and what you conclude about them.
Here’s a handy online bibliography:
Bull Jumping.