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title: Minoan Double Axes
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/399/minoan-double-axes/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Minoan Double Axes

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Minoan Double Axes](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/399.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/399.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) votive double axes, New [Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) period (1600-1450 BCE), Heraklion Archaeological Museum, [Crete](https://www.worldhistory.org/crete/). The double axe, also known as 'labrys', may be the origin of the [labyrinth](https://www.worldhistory.org/Labyrinth/) myth of [Knossos](https://www.worldhistory.org/knossos/).

#### Editorial Review

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## About the Author

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.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2012, April 26). Minoan Double Axes. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/399/minoan-double-axes/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "Minoan Double Axes." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 26, 2012. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/399/minoan-double-axes/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Minoan Double Axes." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Apr 2012, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/399/minoan-double-axes/>.

## License & Copyright

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