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Artists often choose a symbolic approach in their artworks to represent their way of thinking,how they understand a meaning or often to resemble uniqueness and hidden aspects of their artworks.(Its my own answer I hope this helps)
There were mentions of them in works of Western Civilization. For example, Mycenaens were described in the Iliad by Homer repeatedly. And the Minoan people were mentioned in the Bible.
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