 Kunyange zvazvo zvishandiso zvakafanana nezvombo nenguvo dzokurwa nadzo zvakawanikwa pakati pezvinhu zvacho, kusavapo kwenzvimbo dzokurwa nadzo dzakawanwa panzvimbo dzokunzvera dzeMinoan kunoratidza kuti nzanga yacho yose zvayo yakanga ine rugare. Pane uchapupu hushoma kwazvo hunoratidza kuti pane dzimwe nharo huru dzomukati mukati mebudiriro yeMinoan, zvisinei pane zvinhu zvinoverengeka zvinonzi zvakafurira kuwa kwayo kwapashure. Imwe yedzinotsigirwa zvikurusa rondedzero yokuti kwakanga kuri nemhaka yokukunda kwokunze. Spyridon Marinatos, mucherekedzi wechiGiriki, akataura kuti munenge muna 1500 B.C.E. gomo rinoputika riri pedyorakanga raputika pachitsuwa cheKrete, richideredza nzanga. Zvingangodaro zvisina kuparadza nzanga yacho asi zvakaremadza vagari vayo nemari yayo zvichiita kuti vaMinoan vave pangozi. Vachishandisa utera uhwu, vaMycenaeans, nzanga yechiuto yaiva pedyo, vakapinda muMinoan. VaMinoan vakanga vasiri simba rehondo rine utsinye asi kuzviparadzanisa kwavo nechimwe chitsuwa kwakaita kuti zvive zvakaoma kuvakunda, naizvozvo kuparadza kwakakonzerwa nokuputika kwegomo rakaputika kwakanga kwakakwana kubvumira vaMycenaeans kubudirira kupinda. 