. The palace of Minos : a comparative account of the successive stages of the early Cretan civilization as illustrated by the discoveries at Knossos . hragistic revival that took place fivecenturies later, and in which Melian craftsmenplayed a principal part, is marked by theappearance of a variety of winged figures—pegasi, winged goats, lions and sea-horses,Gorgons, and other daemonic or semi-divineforms. That the winged goat type ^ was antici-pated in Minoan times is shown by a remark-able agate lentoid found near Kydonia (Canea) and here reproduced inFig. * What appears to be a male di
. The palace of Minos : a comparative account of the successive stages of the early Cretan civilization as illustrated by the discoveries at Knossos . hragistic revival that took place fivecenturies later, and in which Melian craftsmenplayed a principal part, is marked by theappearance of a variety of winged figures—pegasi, winged goats, lions and sea-horses,Gorgons, and other daemonic or semi-divineforms. That the winged goat type ^ was antici-pated in Minoan times is shown by a remark-able agate lentoid found near Kydonia (Canea) and here reproduced inFig. * What appears to be a male divinity, nude except for his girdle,is here seen above the Sacral Horns. Behind him a Minoan Genius, ofthe Ta-urt family, holds an ewer for libation, while, in front of the sacredpersonage, a winged goat raises himself on his hind-legs, as a kind ofsupporter. Here we see this winged animal type in a clearly religiousassociation. The gem itself may be referred to the close of the First LateMinoan Period. How far other of these winged creations may be ultimately traced toMinoan sources would require a special investigation. But the upcurved ends. Fig. 532. Gem showingMale Divinity, Winged GoatAND Minoan Genius . ^ On a haematite lentoid from W. Crete(Coll. A. E.\ ^ Winged goat types, but with the lower partof the body both of male and female sex, with bathing drawers and flounced skirt respec- tively, are seen on the Zakro sealings, op. cit,Nos. 12 and 13. Here for the first time illustrated, with theowners kind permission. Ill: WINGED CREATIONS AND FLYING GALLOP 709 of the wings, and traces of the wing covers of scarabaeus sacer, visible in manyof the MeHan types, show at any rate that they are thoroughly transfusedwith Egyptianizing oriental influences. The first appearance, at the epoch with which we are now concerned,i wingedof a series of winged types, the wings of which are of purely natural forma- ^yP^\tion, is in any case a phenomenon of the greatest interest. There
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