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2. Crete - Wikipedia

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   Crete is one of the most popular holiday destinations in Greece. 15% of all arrivals in Greece come through the city of Heraklion (port and airport), while charter journeys to Heraklion make up about 20% of all charter flights in Greece Archived 29 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine. The number of hotel beds on the island increased by 53% in the ...

3. Minoan snake goddess figurines - Wikipedia

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   The combination of elaborate clothes that leave the breasts completely bare, and "snake-wrangling", [3] attracted considerable publicity, not to mention various fakes, and the smaller figure in particular remains a popular icon for Minoan art and religion, now also generally referred to as a "Snake Goddess".

4. Vicky Kaya - Wikipedia

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   Vicky Kaya (Greek: Βίκυ Καγιά; born Vasiliki Kaya, Greek: Βασιλική Καγιά; 4 July 1978) is a Greek fashion model and television presenter.She has appeared on the covers of numerous international fashion magazines such as Vogue, Esquire, Madame Figaro, Marie Claire, and Elle.

5. Clothing in the ancient world - Wikipedia

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   Ancient Greek clothing consisted of lengths of linen or wool fabric, which generally was rectangular. Clothes were secured with ornamental clasps or pins (περόνη, perónē; cf. fibula), and a belt, sash, or girdle might secure the waist. Peplos, Chitons. The inner tunic was a peplos or chiton. The peplos was worn by women. It was usually ...

6. History of Crete - Wikipedia

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   British troops landed on Crete with the consent of the Greek Government from 3 November 1940, in order to make the 5th Greek Division of Crete available for the Albanian front. The invasion of mainland Greece by the Axis powers began on 6 April 1941 and was complete within a few weeks despite the intervention of the armies of the Commonwealth ...

7. Greek dress - Wikipedia

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   Clothes were mainly homemade, and often served many purposes (such as bedding). Despite popular imagination and media depictions of all-white clothing, elaborate design and bright colors were favored. [1] Ancient Greek clothing consisted of lengths of linen or wool fabric, which generally was rectangular.