Minoan Religion - caves, peaks, towns and palaces

Neolithic stone figurine of a goddess from near Sparta (Sparta Museum)
Franchthi cave interior view
ossuary
tholos
Mesara
Myrtos terra cotta goddess figurine. Early Minoan
Koumasa
Kamilari
Cyclades
rhyton / rhyta
kernos
Mt. Ida - Idaean cave
Mt. Dikte - Diktaian cave
Psychro
Kato Symi
Zakros drawing of peak sanctuary engraved on rhyton
Mt. Juktas / Iuktas state plan of the peak sanctuary
Petsopha
Gournia
Aghia Triadha
lustral basin Knossos, throne room
pillar crypt
bench sanctuary Aghia Triadha, northwest
Phaistos
Knossos "grandstand fresco" with tripartite shrine and "toreador fresco"
Mallia
Chania - Kydonia
baetyl
agrimi - agrimia
Archanes
Anemospilia
Akrotiri
Xeste 3

dancing figurines terra cotta from Palaikastro.
snake goddess faience from Knossos, Temple Repositories
horns of consecration Heraklion Museum.

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