How Long to Read Glaukos of Crete

How Long Does it Take to Read Glaukos of Crete?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read Glaukos of Crete by Elo K. Glinfort

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The setting is Crete, Greece, Egypt, Tyre and Cypres (Alashiya) during one of the most exciting periods of human development: The late Bronze Age. Through the medium of an adventure story, my intent is to bring well researched information about life around the world in the sixteenth century B.C. to a broad, general audience. In this, the first of a planned series of novels we follow Glaukos from his conception in a temple in Knossos until, at the age of eighteen, he invents the lateen sail and captures a pirate who has been terrorizing the eastern Mediterranean sea. The story begins by describing the experiences of his mother, Alexandra, while she is undergoing the mandatory temple service prior to marrying Eumenes, a young captain, who later becomes an admiral in the Cretan navy. After a leap in time of twelve years, we meet the young hero, his brother Ekhinos, sister Dionne, and his friend Diomedes. Through the eyes of Glaukos we learn something about daily life in Minoan society, participate in the colorful midsummer festival, and watch the breathtaking spectacle of bull jumping, for which this culture is so well known. Four years - and four chapters - later, Glaukos rescues a Hittite youth, Anitta, whose parents had set him adrift on a raft to save him when they were attacked by pirates. The two youths are destined to become inseparable friends. During an interlude, we accompany Glaukos' father, Eumenes, who is commanding a Minoan fleet on a punitive expedition to Athens, and we learn how the myth of Theseus might have originated. Later, the two friends find themselves on a ship visiting Pylos. During a storm Glaukos discovers the principle of sailing 'into the wind', when the boom tears loose and one end lodges in the bow creating a triangular sail. In Pylos, Glaukos meets an old boxing opponent, whose sister, Clio, falls in love with him, while he still dreams of a Greek slave girl, Helen, back in Knossos. A dramatic boar hunt is partially responsible for delaying the friends' return for several months. In the meantime Glaukos experiments with the new shape of sail. Upon returning home to Crete, news of the pirates attacking Anitta's parents has resulted in the preparation of a fleet by the Minos to stop the menace. Glaukos becomes steersman on one of the ships, while Anitta mans an oar. The fleet departs in early summer. During the first stop in Mersa Matruh, Glaukos has a near fatal experience with the governor's wife - reminiscent of the biblical story of Joseph. A meeting with an Israeli tribe in the ruins of the old Hyksos capital of Ataris leads to new hope concerning Anitta's parents. First contact with the pirate fleet is only a minor victory. A longer stay in the city of Tyre finally provides information about the pirates' home base on the island of Alashiya (Cypres). A combined Cretan/Tyrian fleet blockades the pirate stronghold in the village of Kition. After fierce fighting, the pirates are defeated, but pirate chief Castor escapes and the Cretan admiral is killed. Anitta is briefly reunited with his father, who dies in his son's arms. The Cretan fleet departs for home with prisoners and loot, leaving only three ships - including that of the newly appointed Captain Glaukos - to assist the Tyrians in taking control of Kition. Returning to Kition from a visit to Tyre, Glaukos spots Castor's ship. Setting a trap, he finally captures the pirate by using his new found capacity to sail into the wind. He returns home in triumph to the love of Clio and royal rewards from the Minos. Hints about the fates of his old friend Diomedes and Anitta's mother suggest strongly that the next installment in the saga of Glaukos will take place in Egypt.

How long is Glaukos of Crete?

Glaukos of Crete by Elo K. Glinfort is 256 pages long, and a total of 65,536 words.

This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Glaukos of Crete Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 58 minutes to read Glaukos of Crete aloud.

What Reading Level is Glaukos of Crete?

Glaukos of Crete is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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