A source-book of ancient history - The Search For Mecca

CHAPTER VII
THE CRETAN AND MYCEN^AN CIVILIZATIONS
I. Race: The Carians
The Carians came to the mainland from the islands; Subjects of
for being of old time subjects of Minos and being called
Leleges, they used to dwell in the islands, paying no tribute, 171.
so far back as I am able to arrive by hearsay; but whenever Ancient
Minos required it, they used to supply his ships with seamen
: and as Minos subdued much land and was fortunate
in his fighting, the Carian nation was of all nations much
the most famous at that time together with him. And
they produced three inventions of which the Hellenes
adopted the use; that is to say, the Carians were those
who first set the fashion of fastening crests on helmets,
and of making the devices which are put upon shields,
and these also were the first who made handles for their
shields, whereas up to that time all who were wont to
use shields carried them without handles and with leathern
straps to guide them, having them hung about their
necks and their left shoulders. Then after the lapse of a
long time the Dorians and lonians drove the Carians out
of the islands, and so they came to the mainland.
^Vorld, 94.
II.
Minos
They say that many generations after the birth of the ^omfSs'
gods many heroes arose in Crete, the most illustrious of legisiati^
whom were Minos and Rhadamanthys and Sarpedon, power.
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