Editing Labrys (section)

==Ancient Greece==
In the context of the mythical Attic king [[Theseus]], the labyrinth of [[Greek mythology]] is frequently associated with the [[Minoan palace]] of [[Knossos]]. This is based on the reading of Linear B ''da-pu<sub>2</sub>-ri-to-jo-po-ti-ni-ja'' as λαβυρίνθοιο πότνια ("mistress of the labyrinth").{{efn|Cf. the parallel construction of ''a-ta-na-po-ti-ni-ja,'' perhaps referring to the “Mistress of Athens”, i.&nbsp;e. Athena, on a different tablet (KN V 52) from Knossos.}} It is uncertain, however, that ''labyrinth'' can be interpreted as "place of the double axes" and moreover that this should be Knossos; many more have been found, for example, at the Arkalachori Cave, where the famous [[Arkalochori Axe]] was found.{{Original research inline |date=February 2020}}

On Greek coins of the classical period (e.g. Pixodauros) a type of Zeus venerated at [[Labraunda]] in [[Caria]] that numismatists call ''Zeus Labrandeus'' ({{lang|grc|Ζεὺς Λαβρανδεύς}}) stands with a sceptre upright in his left hand and the double-headed axe over his shoulder.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J4DUAAAAMAAJ&q=zeus+labrandeus+&pg=PA105 |title=English Coins and Tokens |last=Jewitt |first=Llewellynn Frederick William |year=1890 |publisher=Swan Sonnenschein & Company |lang=en}}</ref>