Show more Alastair Sooke explores the surprising roots of Greek art, beginning his journey in Crete at the palace of Knossos, legendary home of the Minotaur. He travels to Santorini to the 'Greek ...

The Minotaur is seen in ancient art on its own but also as a frieze ... Dionysus, the god of wine and theater, was significant in Greek mythology. Dionysus represented all the worldly pleasures ...