For the record, Schliemann did more to demolish what was left of Troy than discover it. His heavy-handed use of TNT during excavations and inarticulate handling of artifacts at the site was a true Greek tragedy.

I love Greek mythology, especially the story of Theseus and the Minotaur.

Hey just a tip when on mobile, when you put a red frame around the thumbnail it looks like a previously viewed video.

While there is war on education right now (learning a trade isn’t bad at all and I did it before going to engineering to learn more), it is always the wealthy and people with connection being able to spend time on discoveries or writing ground breaking novels for the time. Now is the disclaimer. As frivolous some might think about wasting time and/or resources to find stuff, archeological or otherwise), this is important for all of us to understand and know where all is coming from.

Incorrect. The Minotaur (real name Asterius) was the son of Pasiphaë, Minos’s wife, not Minos’s. Pasiphaë developed an unnatural lust for a pure white bull that was to be a sacrifice to Poseidon. After having sex with the sacred bull, as punishment she gave birth to an infant that was half-man, half-bull. The rest of the story you know.

Schliemann was great in his discovery of Troy... But did he have to use dynamite 🧨??

This was great, thank you

Thank you for all the Mythhunters uploads recently 👏 keep em coming.

That was fabulous ❤

Fascinating question!

Wonderful documentary, thanks for sharing!

Very Educational! Thank You!

Wrong site for the labyrinth, understanding the language is the clue

now this is a history lesson ty

All that peering at seal stones through a loupe makes my dang head hurt! Somebody get the man some damned Clay Already!!!

Excelent!

"Odyssey - Ancient History Documentaries" is a great channel, I play "Asassin's creed odyssey" very often, So getting insite into what may be real rather just hearsay/fable is great, Thanks Odyssey

Love it..

Wow this was a really good one

Mary Renault's "The King Must Die" about Theseus and the bull dancing was the first of her books I read and the best--it's fantastic for anyone interested in the Cretes and the Minator's labyrinth, written to be spellbinding.

Worth watching the satyricon, has a good rendition of something closer to the truth.

Yes! Minoans, denizens of the island of Crete, that spectacular mysterious island

I am very frustated that KZfaq only let us thank(thumb button) only once,, this is a great show, Thank You so much for all the back story and mythology,

I could never understand how a cow could eat human flesh. It's got the wrong kind of teeth, for a start. And guts. And a Bull's head would make the Minotaur very top-heavy, and super unstable on his poor little feet. :)

Interesting video. Iv always assumed a maze had existed but just not the Minotaur (that being a mythological animal).

Damn this was a good one.

I definitely believe so.

Great filming location, Portland Dorset ?

Long story short, no it did not.

Now I'm curious of how much farther back we could go.

This video is a fascinating and informative look at the myth of the Minotaur and the labyrinth. The hosts of Myth Hunters do an excellent job of investigating the evidence and presenting their findings in a clear and concise way. I learned a lot about this ancient myth, and I highly recommend this video to anyone interested in history, mythology, or archaeology.

The labyrinth was found in 2012. It is at Hawarra.

The labyrinth probably never existed but the minotaur is absolutely, very real.

There did they keep Minotaur while they were building the labyrinth?

I think there's some additional information about the Minoan and bull jumping

Just because New York City is real doesn't mean that Spiderman is.

Wait. The telephone was invented in brantford, Ontario, Canada. The light bulb by Edison in Canada or the USA. So, huh

Fantastic stick-on moustache on Evans! 😅

Would barbecuing the minotaur be considered cannibalism or would it be ok?

It like all myths are complex symbolic allegories.. in this case the minotaur is the ego which must be destroyed. It's not a maze its.a labyrinth.. meaning a definite path to the center.. you can lost in a maze not a labyrinth

Evans is giving me rich bored overgrown boy / British Museum thieving antiquities from other countries.

Yes you can see it on Google Maps

The entire story is a metaphor, a fable. JFC

13:38 that is a statement no modern historian or archaeologist would agree with. I realise that maybe in Evans' mind this was a plausible hypothesis but it's left ambiguous if this is even what the narration means, so quite reckless.

Sod the bloody labyrinth are we honestly expected to believe the minotaur actually existed seriously people get a brain

"Myno-tore"..Idk, I've always preferred "Minn-a-tar" 🤷🏻‍♂️

So what? Columbus thought he'd found a shortcut to India, but had "only" instead, discovered "The New World"! It doesn't take one bit away from the greatness of his discovery, as is fortunately noted at the end of the documentary!

Don’t even make it through the introduction without an ad. Really?!🙄

The " Minot Magicians" 🧙 My hometown High School. Named for the legend, in Minot, North Dakota. A dark legend for sure.🪄🎩(Founded by a French Canadian, lol.🇨🇦)

Minoan Palace's (layout/design were the labyrinth). The Minoans were the link between the middle East (first great civilizations, Babylon, Egypt, etc) and Europe. The Mycenaens were completely enriched by the Minoans and copied their everymove. Most of the Greek dark ages was filled with tales dating back to the Minoan/ Mycenaen era (Menataur, Medusa ( snake goddess of Crete) and the story of Atlantis is most certainly decended tales (tall for sure 😂) of theThera eruption.

Theseus holding a candle.....😂😂

Im surprised there are no afro centric here claiming minoans were black too 😂

Ancient version of Running Man

yes, it did. vast storage on the ground floor of Knossos . impoverished people who live in the area of today's Athens never ever dreamed of having such huge storage complexes.

“The Minotaur- the monstrous son of King Minos” … um… yeah let’s go with that. That sounds way better!

Yes it was in Syria just recently demolished.

Uncharted X did a full piece on the labyrinth that was found in 2012 using lidar at Hawara. This piece you are viewing is sorely incomplete. Uncharted X people.

They should keep digging till they find the body of the Minotaur

“What the experts don’t understand!🤓” the experts understand that you’re not an expert and just some kid who watches KZfaq videos thinking they know more than anyone in the comments😂

dejavu for a repeated episode from 3 years ago. About a third of this is repeat info :/

im sorry i heard 'the ultimate hero fecies"

I worked in the pits with a bloke who was half man half horse...his wife always walked like she had just jumped off a draught horse...

I LOVE Greek mythology to the point of obsession. I love it so much that based on that alone Assassin's Creed Odyssey is my all time favorite game. For those of you who didn't know the word labyrinth probably originated from the word labrys. Which was what they called the two headed axe that was famous in Crete during that time. Theseus obviously never really existed and Athens never defeated Crete in war and ended their reign. Instead natural disasters and likely internal conflict was what started the down fall of their Civilization. But it makes for a much more compelling story.

I wonder if he made his dad call him sir?

not buying the argument that they "need writing" to tell the story of Troy, just a scene earlier the narrator said it was an oral folk lore? lol

Evans was silenced by non believers?

i mean a guy with a bulls head is super realistic

Why not say, it was Serbia, where Evans was arrested and jailed.

Yes it does exist I been in there 2-3 times not going anymore as there other things to see in this world and Crete is rather boring now for me.

A Tip For all first Time KZfaq users/viewers. Before you start to Watch a video on here scream! Yell! Then scream some more! Then have a nap For 10 seconds. Your Now ready to Watch KZfaq

annoying, choppy watch. too many ads includind paid sponsor

Too many commercials

Naw it's a metaphor for something that the Greeks should know but I never had no maze on any island nor asked for human sacrifice. I'm pretty sure that the Minotaur is supposed to be me because I AM The Bull of Heaven and made Crete my earthly paradise. Damn those sea people!!

100% without a doubt the labyrinth did exist. Yet it did not exist in Greece. The Minoans weren’t the original inhabitants of Crete they only settled there. So some stories of ancient times were either rewritten to hide the truth or details left out due to word of mouth.

Greece was the birthplace of Western and Middle Eastern civilisation, full stop

😅 buuuuuuuut no skeletal remains of a balf human and half bull....😅😅

Yes they did exist. I didn’t even have to watch this video to know that.

I thought titanic was the biggest ship ever made

Anyone else think Theseus is a douche for killing the minotaur. The thing was in a maze it couldn't escape from and thus couldnt harm anyone who stayed out of its lair. And he decides to go in and kill it anyway

This guy was horrible for history. His dream was delusional than anything. He was in such a ruch to prove to his daddy that he was "something" that he destroyed so much. If it werent for his daddy's money, then he would've just been another son of an actual hard working and successful man.

Greek mythology is not real the laberinth is not real either Just like the river styx i really like greek mythology but we have to seperate fact from reality I grew up reading comic books fantasy and sci fi novels enjoyed varios movies but none of it was real But i really enjoy mythology stories

Let's not forget Greek slaves. They were not first civilization to have slaves but they used slaves in addition to all the other things they did.

UK the inventor of so many products and now imports them all?? Stupid or crazy??

This is the most believable story of life . The only fake thing about this minotaur story is the people that dont believe it's real . Probably why greeks failed at life . When they did minos dirty is when they no longer had a place in this earth . Doomed. Spoilwr alwrt . Minotaur is not, was not real

Mustaches are...well...nasty. ;-)

The labyrinth is under the sand in Egypt ground penetrating radar proved it

What in the butt is going on here?

what alot of shit

All Hellenic Mythology is based on fact, full stop You have to understand the language,which obviously many experts don’t

Like the German Heinrich Scheleiman, the Englishman Arthur Evans had a classical education, the ambition to become famous, the economic means to achieve something great and the courage to take risks. Born and educated in the mid-19th century, both were products of a world intoxicated by Eurocentrism and the belief in the superiority of the white man. It is not possible to understand the work and motivation of Scheleiman and Evans disregarding the fact that in the 19th century Europeans believed they were the only ones capable of building the future, restoring knowledge of the past and civilizing inferior and fallen peoples. But all that is in the past. Mediocre, culturally impoverished by the American cultural industry and insecure, Europe no longer has great projects. Greedy, violent and petty, the USA can only think about wars. Only China has the resources and ambition to build the future, restore knowledge of the past and enhance its own civilization. It is no coincidence that the biggest and most important archaeological discoveries of recent decades have occurred in Chinese territory.

The horns of Nimon...

Can we dig up Crete?