“Eneoros Minos” and the Minoan Calendrical Abacus

While studying the Homeric text, is noted an enigmatic epithet given to Minos called “Eneoros” (Od. 19.178–179) with the oldest and general meaning of hour as a time period, re peating itself based on the number nine (9). The above epithet is possibly related with the Minoan Calendrical Abacus which is based in the number 9 (9 days a “week”, 4×9 = 36 days a month ×10 months = 360 days a year + 5.25 epagomenal). This Abacus is kept today in the Herakleon Mu seum in Crete and it is the oldest calendar working even today. All the Ancient Calendars co-align themselves every 9 years as it is proved by the following study.