Cnossus
noun
Cnossian
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a word derived from
Cnossus.
Example Sentences
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The security of the island was apparently violated not long after 1500 B.C., the Cnossian palace was sacked and burned, and Cretan art suffered an irreparable blow.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
Whirl me in Cnossian ways—thrid me the Nysian maze!
From The Seven Plays in English Verse by Sophocles
This Cnossian stratum seems to be throughout earlier than the lowest layer at Hissarlik.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
Independent local developments of art before the middle of the 2nd millennium B.C. suggest the early existence of independent units in various parts, of which the strongest was the Cnossian.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
Cnossian frescoes show women grouped apart, and they appear alone on gems.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
