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Minoan religion
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MapMistress
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I prefer to call it Ancient Cretan religion. Minoan presumes that a male King ruled which was Sir Arthur Evans idea and Sir Arthur Evans was wrong. In fact, the Palace of Knossos which Sir Arthur Evans attributes to the mythological King Minos--- the entire East wing of the palace is the Queen's quarters and the King's quarters is one small room. Which means it's a Queen's palace and not a mans.
There's also flushing toilets in every quarters and in some of the surrounding residences. Not really a patriarchical invention as flushing toilets are usually a sign of matriarchy rule. So Ancient Crete with its giant Queen's quarters for a palace, had only female goddesses and no sign of male god until post 1450 BCE (up for debate on that year) and when there's no sign of a male god and flushing toilets in every room--you are looking at matriarchical rule of a Queen.
When early Zeus rises up post 1450 BCE, he starts off as a male crop god that holds lightning bolts and then moves from the island of Crete to mainland Greece. And in mainland patriarchical Greece and all its technologies--there's no flushing toilets in Greek patriarchies. No flushing toilets in Roman patriarchies. Flushing toilets don't come back until A) the rule of Queen Victoria in England and B) around WWII when all men were sent over to Europe and women took men's jobs in America.
The main deity on Crete pre-Zeus, which is collectively nicknamed "Minoan" is Zeus' mother Rhea. And there's two forms of Rhea.
The Titan form of Rhea is the fierce serpent goddess that is seen as the protectorate over the doorway of every household on the island of Crete. After the male god Zeus rises up and moves to the mainland, Rhea is reduced to her mere motherly qualities and child-rearing as Zeus' mom. So there's two Rheas. And they are very distinctly different.
If you are looking for more info--the internet isn't always the best place, unless you are looking at Titan deity descriptions in the Greek Pantheon. All Titan deities are pre-Zeus and they vary from island to island. Public libraries aren't always the best. Major University libraries usually have a really good selection of books on Ancient Crete.
So dibble and dabble into the descriptions of Titan deities--which is what "Minoan"/Ancient Crete or pre-Zeus deities are.
There's also flushing toilets in every quarters and in some of the surrounding residences. Not really a patriarchical invention as flushing toilets are usually a sign of matriarchy rule. So Ancient Crete with its giant Queen's quarters for a palace, had only female goddesses and no sign of male god until post 1450 BCE (up for debate on that year) and when there's no sign of a male god and flushing toilets in every room--you are looking at matriarchical rule of a Queen.
When early Zeus rises up post 1450 BCE, he starts off as a male crop god that holds lightning bolts and then moves from the island of Crete to mainland Greece. And in mainland patriarchical Greece and all its technologies--there's no flushing toilets in Greek patriarchies. No flushing toilets in Roman patriarchies. Flushing toilets don't come back until A) the rule of Queen Victoria in England and B) around WWII when all men were sent over to Europe and women took men's jobs in America.
The main deity on Crete pre-Zeus, which is collectively nicknamed "Minoan" is Zeus' mother Rhea. And there's two forms of Rhea.
The Titan form of Rhea is the fierce serpent goddess that is seen as the protectorate over the doorway of every household on the island of Crete. After the male god Zeus rises up and moves to the mainland, Rhea is reduced to her mere motherly qualities and child-rearing as Zeus' mom. So there's two Rheas. And they are very distinctly different.
If you are looking for more info--the internet isn't always the best place, unless you are looking at Titan deity descriptions in the Greek Pantheon. All Titan deities are pre-Zeus and they vary from island to island. Public libraries aren't always the best. Major University libraries usually have a really good selection of books on Ancient Crete.
So dibble and dabble into the descriptions of Titan deities--which is what "Minoan"/Ancient Crete or pre-Zeus deities are.
There are some reference materials listed on this page, that you could pursue.
Bee (mythology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Bee (mythology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
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Antiochian
Rationalist
I'm a member of the Minoan Brotherhood, but we're a secretive tradition and I'm a new initiate and still have a lot to learn myself, so I'd rather not say too much about our beliefs/practices. There are books out there. Search for Minoan mythology or Minoan religion/gods on Amazon. Blessed be.
Lokabrenna
Member
Unfortunately, since the script they used is untranslated, all we have is guesswork. Evans' work was quite controversial as he basically "reconstructed" the palace at Knossos according to what he thought the people at the time believed, not necessarily what they were actually doing.
It is speculated that women had a lot of power in the society, but at the end of the day it's just that: speculation. As much as we would like to imagine that this was a society where women held considerable power, without written records (written by the people who lived there) it's hard to say what they did or did not believe. It's like looking at a group of photographs that aren't captioned (and no one's around to give you the context).
It is speculated that women had a lot of power in the society, but at the end of the day it's just that: speculation. As much as we would like to imagine that this was a society where women held considerable power, without written records (written by the people who lived there) it's hard to say what they did or did not believe. It's like looking at a group of photographs that aren't captioned (and no one's around to give you the context).
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