Land of Keftiu
In Egypt, Solon heard of the ancient land of Keftiu, an island-nation named for holding one of the four pillars that supported the Egyptian sky.
Keftiu was, according to the Egyptians, an advanced civilisation that was the gateway to and ruler of all of the lands to the Far West of Egypt.
Keftiu traded in ivory, copper, and cloth. Keftiu supported hosts of ships and controlled commerce far beyond the Egyptians domain. By Egyptian record, Keftiu was destroyed by the seas in an apocalypse.
By legend, the inhabitants of Keftiu would engage in ritualistic bullfighting, with unarmed Minoan bullfighters wrestling and jumping over uninjured bulls.
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