c1400 BCE The city of Knossus, Crete falls as the Cretan civilisation is overcome by Dorian invasion and absorbed by the Hellenic culture of the classical Greeks. Survival of knowledge of the Aegean civilization remains in Greek myth and legend. According to these legends, the Greek god Zeus was born in Crete to the Great Mother goddess Rhea, she who will become the Greek goddess Demeter. The Greek story of Europa and the White Bull reminds one of the Cretan bull the Minotaur. The Greek sun god Apollo brings Cretans to Delphi as priests of his cult.
The Snake Goddess of Crete
The Greek island of THERA (Santorini) is destroyed in a gigantic volcanic explosion around this time although some say that the event occurred back in 1628 BCE.
The Spring Fresco c1500 BCE Thera
1400 BCE PTERIA or Bogaz-keui of Cappadocia, Turkey, records on clay tablets a peace treaty between Mattinaza, King of Mitanni (Upper Euphrates) and Subbiluliuma, King of the Hittites (Turkey). Witness to proceedings of this peace treaty are the god kings of ancient India, vis Indra, Mitra, Varuna and Nasatyas, all of whom have the same names as the ancient Aryan gods. Mitra will subsequently become Iranian Mithra, principle god of the Persians from about 837 BCE.
Of the 12 forms of the Hindu Sun god Surya, the 12th is Mitra. Mitra with his twin Varuna, maintains Universal order.
