Secret of the Snake Goddess, The
Original title: The Secret of the Snake Goddess
Duration: 52’
Producer: Yuri Averof / Rea Apostolides / Dagmar Billar / Ed Barreveld
Director: Christian Bauer / Nikos Dayandas
Participant: Nikos Dayandas
Company: Anemon Productions in coproduction with Tangram Filmproduktion and Storyline
Entertainment
Scientific field: History
Year: 2007
Country: Germany, Greece, Canada
The story of the discovery of Knossos and the Minoans by Sir Arthur Evans.
Following Canadian archaeologist Alexander MacGillivray, the film travels to Crete, New York,
Boston and Toronto, to examine famous, but also suspicious, masterpieces of Minoan art.
The secrets they hide will change our view of the Minoan world.
Through dramatic reconstructions shot in the archaeological site of Knossos, documentary
footage and high quality computer animation, “The Secret of the Snake Goddess” brings to
life the Golden Age of great discoveries and reminds us why History is important for us, today.
Secret of the Snake Goddess, The 
