The Mysterious Minoan Snake Goddess. Credit: Erik Törner/Flickr CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Since the discovery of the so-called Minoan ‘Snake Goddesses,’ it has been debated whether British archaeologist Arthur ...

Because of the fine materials used in making the statue, including ivory from four hippopotamus tusks and 24-karat gold, the figure was obviously that of an important deity in the Minoan ...

In many cultures, the snake goddess is not just a symbol of danger but also renewal, wisdom and the cyclical nature of life. Let’s look at some of the most fascinating snake goddesses worldwide and ...

A modern-age bronze statue of Athena, one of the twelve Olympians ... Credit: The Medea Group / CC0 / Wikimedia Commons Her name is first mentioned in Minoan scriptures of the Late Minoan period, c.

Archaeologists discovered a 2100-year-old statue head attributed to Hygieia, also known as the goddess of health, in southwestern Türkiye’s ancient city of Laodikeia. Archaeologists discovered ...

The Many Lives of a Snake Goddess project is organised by the Department of Classics (TCD) in partnership with the Irish Institute of Hellenic Studies at Athens. In this workshop, we will explore the ...

According to the statement from the Department of Antiquities and Museums, experts determined that the statue is a goddess statue from the Late Archaic period, dating back to 600-480 B.C. The statue ...

We could hypothesise that she was an underworld deity as the Snakes would go into hibernation underground in the winter, therefore, act as messengers between the dead who were lingering as shadows in ...