Minoan Double Axes

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Gold votive double axes, New Palace period (1600-1450 BCE), Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete. The double axe, also known as 'labrys', may be the origin of the labyrinth myth of Knossos.

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Mark Cartwright
Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

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Cartwright, M. (2012, April 26). Minoan Double Axes. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/399/minoan-double-axes/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Minoan Double Axes." World History Encyclopedia, April 26, 2012. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/399/minoan-double-axes/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Minoan Double Axes." World History Encyclopedia, 26 Apr 2012, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/399/minoan-double-axes/.

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