Posts tagged as:

goddesses

Cretan/Minoan Snake Goddess (Knossos snake charmer)

An image of a Serpent-bearing Goddess figure found in the remains of a temple in Knossos, Crete.She is one of several such figurines unearthed.

The name and purpose of the figure has never been deciphered, but she is associated with animals- mainly bees and snakes, and associated with the labyrinth and the labrys symbols.

See also: The Lady and the Serpent

Related Symbols:

{ 1 comment }

Tiamat (Chaos)

Tiamat (“Sea,” in Akkadian) was the ancient Sumero-Babylonian personification of the primordial salt waters of chaos. With her consort Apsu, the ‘sweet’ water, Tiamat mothered the first generation of the gods.

Tiamat took the form of a gigantic winged dragon, whose body was split in two by the hero Marduk to create the heavens and the firmament: her upper body became the vault of heaven; the lower, the earth; her blood, the oceans.


The God Marduk Slays Tiamat

Related Resources:

  • Kemet
    The beliefs and practices of Kemet, a modern revival of ancient Egyptian religious practices.
  • Neopagan
    There are many flavors of Neopagan faiths, from faithful reconstructions of ancient religions, to witchcraft traditions and Goddess worship.

{ 1 comment }