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The Cyclades in the Mycenaean period : conjectures about their absence from the catalogue of ships

Σύμμεικτα

• Πολυχρονάκου-Σγουρίτσα, Νάγια

A strong Mycenaean presence is apparent in the Cyclades from the 14th c. BC, which determined the character of the islands in nearly every aspect of their culture, especially during the LH IIIA2 and LH 1IIB periods. Nevertheless, in spite of the mycenaeanizing of the region and the strategic situation of the islands in the Aegean, there is no mention of the Cyclades in the Catalogue of Ships (Ilias II,487-760) nor do they appear to have taken part in the Trojan expedition. Their absence could have been due to the status of the Cyclades, as individual islands or as groups, within the sphere of influence of the Achaean states; and this might have led to their omission from the Catalogue, because they were known allies and supporters of one or more of the centres of Mycenaean Greece.

• History and Archaeology

• Αρχαιολογία
• Ιστορία, Αρχαία