Caria and Crete in Antiquity
Cultural Interaction between Anatolia and the Aegean

Table of Contents

Introduction. Approaching the topic of Carian–Cretan interaction
The Carian-Cretan connection
Caria and Crete in the maritime itineraries of the Mediterranean
The Labrys and the labyrinth
Network formation and cultural exchange
Approaching Carian–Cretan interaction
1. Articulating a 'Carian' identity
'The Carians of barbarian speech'
Language and identity
Delimiting 'Caria' and the 'Carians'
2. The role of Crete in the mythologies, local histories and cults of Caria
Ancient engagement with the past
Sarpedon, Miletos and Kaunos
The 'Minoan' ports of Anatolia
The Krētinaion of Magnesia-on-the-Maeander
The Carian Kouretes
Reading mythological traditions
3. The case of Miletos: archaeology and mythology
The processes of transmission and the question of origins
Late Bronze Age Miletos
Minoan and Mycenaean contacts with Southwestern Anatolia
Western Anatolia in the Hittite sources
Caria on the interface
Miletos: continuities and innovation
4. Interaction and the reception of the Cretan connection during the hellenistic period
Tracing interaction between Caria and Crete
The Cretan decrees from Mylasa
Cretan diplomacy and Cretan piracy
Contextualising the Mylasan inscriptions
The role of the past in diplomatic discourse
5. Inscribing history at Magnesia- on- the- Maeander: Civic engagement with the past
Inscribing history
The civic context of the 'origin myth'
Shaping the past
6. A 'Cretan- Born' Zeus in Caria: Religious mobility between Caria and Crete
The evidence
Dynastic influence vs. local dynamics
The constitutional reforms at Euromos
Interaction and religious mobility
Interpreting the Carian cults of Zeus Kretagenes/ Kretagenetas
Concluding remarks
Appendix 1. I. Magnesia 17
Appendix 2. The 'Cretan Dossier' of Mylasa
References
Index.

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