Editing Labrys (section)

==Minoan double axe==
[[File:Mycenae gold ring.jpg|thumb|Drawing of a golden ring found at [[Mycenae]] depicting cult of the seated [[poppy goddess]], in which the labrys is central and prominent]]In ancient [[Crete]], the double axe was an important sacred symbol of the [[Minoan religion]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dartmouth.edu/~prehistory/aegean/?page_id=720 |title=Minoan Religion |last=Rutter |first=Jeremy |date=2017-11-29 |access-date=29 November 2017 |archive-date=23 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923230854/http://www.dartmouth.edu/~prehistory/aegean/?page_id=720 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In Crete the double axe only accompanies goddesses, never gods. It seems that it was the symbol of the [[arche]] of the creation (Mater-arche).<ref name=Schachermeyr-1964/>{{rp|style=ama|p= 161}} Small versions were used as [[votive offering]]s and have been found in considerable numbers; the [[Arkalochori Axe]] is a famous and rather larger example. Minoan double axes have also recently been found in the prehistoric town of [[Akrotiri (prehistoric city)|Akrotiri]] ([[Santorini]] Island) along with other objects of apparent religious significance.<ref>{{cite web |title=Μοναδικά νέα ευρήματα ανακαλύφθηκαν στο Ακρωτήρι Θήρας |website=Η Εφημερίδα των Συντακτών |date=30 January 2020 |lang=el-GR |url=https://www.efsyn.gr/node/229174 |access-date=2021-07-24}}</ref>

[[File:Gussform Palekastro (Xanthoudidis) 03.jpg|thumb|[[Minoan Moulds of Palaikastro|Minoan mould from Palaikastro]]]]