<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishHata hivyo, Waathene wenye elimu walitambua kwamba kisiwa cha Krete kilikuwa chanzo cha utamaduni wao, na mapango na madhabahu zake zilikuwa vituo vikubwa vya kuabudu.  <response>: Nevertheless, the enlightened Athenians acknowledged Crete as a source of much of their culture, and its caves and shrines were major centers of pilgrimage. 