CIVILIZATION
MINOAN
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Mother Earth
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Zeus
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Athena
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Poseidon
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Detailed explanation-1: -Some scholars see in the Minoan Goddess a female divine solar figure. Károly Kerényi believed that the most important goddess was Ariadne, daughter of King Minos and mistress of the labyrinth who is identified in Linear B (Mycenean Greek) tablets in Knossos.
Detailed explanation-2: -Minoan Religion: Mother Goddess. Scholars believe that the main deity in the Minoan religion was a goddess, possibly a mother goddess figure. She was often accompanied by a younger male figure, possibly a lover, son, or devotee. Some scholars believe that she was a solar deity.
Detailed explanation-3: -She was the goddess of fertility and sexuality and her worship was connected with an orgiastic cult. Her temples were decorated with serpentine motifs.