Bull-leaping fresco from the east wing of the palace of Knossos (reconstructed), c. 1400 B.C.E., fresco, 78 cm high (Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, photo: Jebulon, CC0)

Bull-leaping fresco from the palace of Knossos

Athletic youths spring over a powerful bull—who are they, and why are they performing such a dangerous act?

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