Marinatos, Nanno

Minoan kingship and the solar goddess : a Near Eastern koine / Nanno Marinatos. - Urbana: University of Illinois Press, c2010. - x, 263 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- The king and queen in art -- The king and queen as high priests -- Thrones of gods--thrones of kings -- The house of God -- Who sees the gods face to face? -- Minoan prophecy and royal power -- The cosmic mountain as a frontier -- The double axe, the ankh, and the ox head -- The rosette, half-rosette, and "incurved altar" -- Minoan afterlife beliefs -- The solar goddess of kingship -- The storm god -- Translating the gods of the religious koine -- Conclusions : a tribute to Sir Arthur Evans.

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Minoans
Minoans--Religion
Gods