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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
Kōmos revellry scene from a Komast cup by the KY Painter, c. 575 BC, Louvre (E 742) Kōmos scene, black-figure amphora by member of the Tyrrhenian group, c. 560 BC, Staatliche Antikensammlungen (Inv. 1432)
At Kommos, a grandiose structure known as Building T had a paved rectangular court surrounded by monumental wings much like the palaces. Comparable in size to the palace at Phaistos , its facade was constructed from the largest ashlars used by the Minoans.
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Kommos – harbour town serving Phaistos and Hagia Triada, with civic buildings mirroring palatial architecture Malia – the subject of French excavations, a palatial center which provides a look into the proto-palatial period
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.