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Minoan Culture and the Mycenaeans. On the island of Crete between 2000 and 1700 B.C. the Minoans developed the first civilization to arise in Europe. It began as an imitation of Egyptian culture. However, it took on a flavor all its own. Minoan civilization was first unearthed by Sir Arthur Evans in the early 1900s.
In Greek mythology Perseus was a hero who was said to have founded the ancient city of Mycenae. He killed Medusa, who was so ugly that anyone who gazed upon her was turned to stone, by looking at her in the reflection of his shield and slaying her in her sleep.