The archaeological site par excellence in Heraklion are the Knossos ruins. They are located in Crete and date from the Bronze Age. Impossible to be there and not know them. It is a palace that was excavated for the first time at the beginning of the XNUMXth century, enormous, a true palace complex with halls, houses, squares, workshops and much more, a window into the distant past of Cretan life. This site was abandoned, it is not known why, at the end of the Bronze Age and among everything you will see when you visit is the Hall of the Throne.
The Throne Room is the heart of every palace and in this case it is characterized by an alabaster throne that is on the north wall. The other three walls have benches and there is a basin so it must indeed be a site for ceremonial purifications. You enter through a double door that looks into an antechamber also with benches and among them charred remains of what is supposed to be a throne have been found. The throne is flanked by two griffons, mythological creatures. Actually, it is not known for sure what this room was used for, although there are two assumptions: either it is the seat of the priest of the king or the queen or it is a room reserved for the epiphany of the goddess, statue or royal priestess. Decoration and curves could indicate the presence of a woman.
Mostly there is speculation, of course. In the case of the basin, it does not have drainage, so it has also been thought that it could be a water reservoir or an aquarium.
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