Minoan religion

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Minoan religion was the Bronze Age belief system of the Minoan civilization on Crete, characterized by goddess worship, sacred caves and peak sanctuaries, and elaborate ritual practices tied to nature and fertility.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Minoan religion canonical 9
Minoan household cult objects 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (82)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bronze Age religion ⓘ
ancient religion ⓘ
polytheistic religion ⓘ
associatedDeity Minoan Bird Goddess ⓘ
Minoan Bull God ⓘ
linked to: Cretan Bull

Minoan Mountain Goddess ⓘ
Minoan Sea Goddess ⓘ
Minoan Snake Goddess ⓘ
associatedPractice bull-leaping rituals ⓘ
burnt animal offerings ⓘ
libations of liquids ⓘ
offerings of pottery figurines ⓘ
processions to sanctuaries ⓘ
ritual dances ⓘ
use of incense ⓘ
associatedSymbol bull ⓘ
double axe ⓘ
dove ⓘ
horns of consecration ⓘ
labyrinth motif ⓘ
mountain ⓘ
snake ⓘ
tree ⓘ
centralDeityType great goddess ⓘ
mother goddess ⓘ
nature goddess ⓘ
focusesOn fertility of land ⓘ
maritime environment ⓘ
protection of community ⓘ
seasonal cycles ⓘ
genderRole prominent role of women in ritual ⓘ
hasCharacteristic aniconic cult symbols ⓘ
animal sacrifice ⓘ
bull symbolism ⓘ
double axe symbolism ⓘ
ecstatic dance ⓘ
fertility cults ⓘ
goddess worship ⓘ
libation rituals ⓘ
nature worship ⓘ
peak sanctuaries ⓘ
possible shamanic elements ⓘ
ritual feasting ⓘ
ritual processions ⓘ
sacred caves ⓘ
tree cults ⓘ
use of altars ⓘ
use of horns of consecration ⓘ
use of votive offerings ⓘ
hasCultPlaceType cave sanctuary ⓘ
domestic shrine ⓘ
palace sanctuary ⓘ
peak sanctuary ⓘ
rural shrine ⓘ
hasUncertainty poorly known pantheon names ⓘ
undeciphered ritual texts ⓘ
influenced Mycenaean religion ⓘ
early Greek religion ⓘ
knownFrom Minoan art ⓘ
linked to: Minoan fresco style

archaeological evidence ⓘ
iconography ⓘ
palatial architecture ⓘ
sacred caves and peak sanctuaries ⓘ
majorSite Idaean Cave ⓘ
Juktas peak sanctuary ⓘ
Knossos ⓘ
Malia ⓘ
Phaistos ⓘ
Psychro Cave ⓘ
Zakros ⓘ
practicedDuring Bronze Age ⓘ
practicedIn Minoan civilization ⓘ
practicedOn Crete ⓘ
scriptUsed Cretan hieroglyphs ⓘ
Linear A ⓘ
usesRitualObject double axe (labrys) ⓘ
figurines ⓘ
horns of consecration ⓘ
libation table ⓘ
offering table ⓘ
ritual vessels ⓘ
seal stones ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Malia → associatedWith → Minoan religion ⓘ
Potnia Theron → possibleEarlierOrigin → Minoan religion ⓘ
Bull-leaping fresco → associatedWith → Minoan religion ⓘ
Snake Goddess figurines → relatedTo → Minoan household cult objects ⓘ
linked to: Minoan religion
Idaean Cave → significantIn → Minoan religion ⓘ
Neopalatial period → associatedWith → Minoan religion ⓘ
Amnisos → associatedWithReligion → Minoan religion ⓘ
Mistress of Animals → hasCulturalContext → Minoan religion ⓘ
Malia altar stone → associatedWith → Minoan religion ⓘ