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Mother Goddesses

During the Neolithic period and the Bronze Age, the mother goddesses were very prominent in Crete, the Cyclades and on mainland Greece. This page n...

June 22nd, 2003

By Jimmy Joe

Demeter and Persephone

There are already articles on Demeter and Persephone, but I haven't told the whole story, which I will complete here. The myth explained the origin...

June 22nd, 2003

By Jimmy Joe

Gaea and her Daughters

In Greek mythology, Gaea and her daughters – Rhea, Themis and Dione – were the earliest earth and mother goddesses. These goddesses played decisive...

June 22nd, 2003

By Jimmy Joe

Britomartis (Dictynna)

Britomartis was a Cretan goddess of nature and hunting. Her name Britomartis means "Sweet Maiden". Britomartis was the daughter of Zeus and Carme, ...

June 22nd, 2003

By Jimmy Joe

Snake Goddess

In 1903, the archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans discovered figurines of women in what was possibly a temple within the palace of Knossos (Cnossus), in ...

June 22nd, 2003

By Jimmy Joe

Atana Potnia

A-TA-NA PO-TI-NI-JA or Atana Potnia was the name listed on the Linear B tablets found in Knossos, Crete. Her name doesn't appear anywhere on the ta...

June 22nd, 2003

By Jimmy Joe

Mistress of Animals (Potnia theron)

Potnia theron or "Mistress of Animals" is the figure found more commonly in Minoan and Mycnenaean art than any other Potnia. She was also known as ...

June 22nd, 2003

By Jimmy Joe

The Mistress (Potnia)

PO-TI-NI-JA or Potnia seems more of a title than a name. Potnia means either "Mistress" or "Lady". Potnia was a mother goddess or goddess of nature...

June 22nd, 2003

By Jimmy Joe

Cyprus

Cyprus was a large island at the easternmost end of the Mediterranean Sea, south of Cilcia, Asia Minor, and west of Syria. Cyprus was one of the pr...

August 8th, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Cythera

Cythera is the large island south of the Peloponnesus, and the easternmost island in the group of islands known as the Ionian Islands. Cythera is a...

August 8th, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Zacynthus

Zacynthus was an island in the Ionian Sea, south of the islands of Cephallenia and Ithaca, and off the western coast of the region of Elis. I could...

August 8th, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Leucas

Leucas was an island in the Ionian Sea, north of Cephallenia and Ithaca. I couldn't find any trace of mythological tales connected to Leucas.

August 8th, 1999

By Timeless Myths