The McFaul was making a port call on Mediterranean island of Crete, while the Laboon was outside Gibraltar, a few days away from Libya.

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Gaia, Greek Goddess of Earth, was worshipped on the island of Crete as the ancient mistress of all the animals, and the many cults that grew up in her name gave rise to modern geography, the now accepted biochemical Gaia Hypothesis, and what the ancient Greeks considered the most sacred of all oaths: our indebtedness to Earth.

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During the political upheavals on Crete that led to the island becoming part of the modern Greek state, Evans's position as a landowner helped ensure Knossos remained free from encroachment.

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Nikos Psilakis, a founding member of the Greek Academy of Taste, wants to educate the world outside Crete, as well as younger generations on the island, about the Cretan diet.

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