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The snake goddess's Minoan name may be related with A-sa-sa-ra, a possible interpretation of inscriptions found in Linear A texts. [24] Although Linear A is not yet deciphered, Palmer [ clarification needed ] relates tentatively the inscription a-sa-sa-ra-me which seems to have accompanied goddesses, with the Hittite išhaššara , which means ...
"Snake Goddess" or a priestess performing a ritual. Minoan religion was the religion of the Bronze Age Minoan civilization of Crete.In the absence of readable texts from most of the period, modern scholars have reconstructed it almost totally on the basis of archaeological evidence such as Minoan paintings, statuettes, vessels for rituals and seals and rings.
Petsofas peak sanctuary overlooks the Minoan town of Palaikastro Minoan peak sanctuaries are widespread throughout the island of Crete ( Greece ). Most scholars agree that peak sanctuaries were used for religious rites high in the mountains of Crete.
Some were "burial caves", used in the Neolithic and Early Minoan periods as secondary burial sites for a community. It is thought that the primary burial site was probably a tholos beehive tomb in the area, from which remains were moved into the cave after a period. Whether this usage overlapped with usage for religious cult, or whether the two ...
In the general understanding of the Minoan myth, [37] Pasiphaë and Daedalus' [38] construction of the wooden cow allowed her to satisfy her desire [39] for the Cretan Bull. Through this interpretation she was reduced from a near-divine figure (daughter of the Sun) to a stereotype of grotesque bestiality and the shocking excesses of lust and ...
Prinias (ancient Rizinia) is an archaeological site in Crete that has revealed a seventh-century BCE temple with striking similarities to ancient Egyptian architecture, including an Egyptianised seated goddess. It is 35 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of Iraklion, about halfway between Gortyn and Knossos. Above the site is a peak sanctuary, a sub ...
The use of symbolic animals, such as a bull and a bird appear in different mediums of art throughout Minoan Crete. The bull was associated with horns of consecration, and is significant as it was probably a sacrificial animal. Scholars argue that the bird symbolizes a goddess similar to how snake illustrations may operate. [13]
Among the movable artifacts at Troullos: Polychrome Kamares ware; Terracotta figurines; Tripod offering tables; Beak-spouted jugs; The Archanes Ladle, a translucent alabaster ladle with Linear A inscriptions labelled TLZa1 by Godart and Olivier - discovered by Evans and believed to be from within Middle Minoan III-Late Minoan IA (A stunning photograph of this piece is available in Sakellarakis ...