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The article discusses the ancient Minoan civilization on Crete, in modern day Greece. It examines Minoan ruler Minos, the Palace of Knossos, and palatial civilization. The author also comments on the periods known as the Early Minoan, Middle Minoan, and Late Minoan eras, noting that the first inhabitants were seafaring peoples. Other topics include the Minoans' social structure, sanitary culture, and script. Minoan religion is also considered, and comparisons between Greek and Minoan divine figures are presented.

The article focuses on the disappearance of the Minoan civilization on the island of Crete, Greece. In 1939, Greek archaeologist Spyridon Marinates suggested that the Minoan civilization was destroyed around 1500 B.C. by falling ash and poisonous fumes from a volcanic eruption on the island of Thera. Professor Anghelos Galanopoulos believes that the eruption of Thera have affected the Exodus and caused the ten plagues of Egypt and the three days of darkness is caused by the volcanic ash.