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Kommos (Greek: Κομμός) is an archaeological site in southern Crete. During the Minoan period , it served as a harbour town for nearby Phaistos and Hagia Triada . After the Bronze Age, a sanctuary was built over the ruins of the earlier town.
A kommos (from Greek κομμός, kommós, literally "striking", especially "beating of the head and breast in mourning" [1]) is a lyrical song of lamentation in an Athenian tragedy that the chorus and a dramatic character sing together. [2] It is also found in comedies with certain peculiarities. [3]
Kommos may refer to: Kommos (Crete) - a Bronze Age archeological site in Crete; Kommós - a lyrical song of lamentation in an Athenian tragedy
Most peak sanctuaries are found in east and east-central Crete. Petsofas is the only Minoan site with clay weasel and tortoise figurines; Traostalos; Kalamafki (also Kalamaki) ...
Kommos was an LBA (Late Bronze Age) port networking extensively with Egypt and the Levant. Following the lead of the British Museum, the project archaeologists decided it would be illuminating to the subject of trade contacts and relationships to conduct neutron activation studies of the origin of this pottery.
Komo or Kommos (Crete), an ancient seaport; Komo (department), a department of Estuaire Province in western Gabon; Komo, Myanmar, a village in north-eastern Myanmar; Komo (Fiji), an island of the Lau Archipelago of Fiji; Komo, Guinea-Bissau, a sector in Tombali Region; Komo Rural LLG, Papua New Guinea
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Knossos (pronounced /(k ə) ˈ n ɒ s oʊ s,-s ə s /; Ancient Greek: Κνωσσός, romanized: Knōssós, pronounced [knɔː.sós]; Linear B: 𐀒𐀜𐀰 Ko-no-so [2]) is a Bronze Age archaeological site in Crete.