Primary
Myth
On Side A, the solar figure is first affirmed as the chief ruler. The author then asks for the figure to shine warmth and show its rays in order that the people can be assisted while sailing. On Side B, water is described as flowing westward to Iberia. An Iberian king's twenty daughters are described as watching (perhaps lamenting) the horizon as the sun is chased away by the other stars. Arrows are described as being shot, perhaps toward or from Sagittarius. Finally, the light drifts away to Asia and ascends again when the stars chase it back, ending the poem.
Belief system
Minoan culture refers to spiritual beliefs and customs practiced by peoples living in Crete and some Aegean islands between ca. 2800-1450 BCE.
Deity
The Minoan Solar Proto-Deity may represent the sun according to proto-myths in Linear A or Cretan Hieroglyphs. The figure may also be visible in Minoan material culture.
Belief systems cited
Artifacts cited
Other works
Book · 1930
The third volume of the Palace of Minos series by Arthur J. Evans concerns the northern and eastern end of the former Minoan palace at Knossos, Crete, Greece. It was published in 1930 and still provides useful evidence for palace culture in the Bronze Age Minoan kingdom. Almost four hundred illustrations provide excellent visual data in the form of figurines, ring seals, and more.
Book · 1909
Scripta Minoa / Vol. I is a foundational work in Minoan inscriptions, culture, and linguistics. It provides an in-depth treatment of the symbols and inscriptions found in Minoan settlements throughout Crete, Greece. The symbols depicted are classified as Cretan Hieroglyphs or Linear A script Of particular note is The Phaistos Disk, an artifact which contains a spiral-shaped line of symbols.
Book · 1921
Palace of Minos / Vol. I by Sir Arthur Evans is an exhaustive treatment of the findings in Knossos, Crete, Greece. The work provides illustrations, descriptions, and viewpoints on early Minoan religion.
