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Greek
Goddess Ariadne Statues
Minoan Snake Goddess / Serpent Goddess
Ariadne Goddess Rubber Stamp
Lunar Fertility Goddess |
ARIADNE "The High Fruitful One," brings Rebirth
This lunar fertility goddess was known for
her athletic prowess. Serpents, symbols of rebirth, were ritually handled by her
priestesses, whose bare-breasted costumes suggest the sacred role of sexuality
in the Minoan culture.
Serpent Goddess promotes trance
and dream time. The energy exuded by the snakes of this Cretan maiden exemplify
sexuality, regeneration, and the mysterious otherworld of spirit journeying.
Note her staring gaze and enigmatic inward smile, and if you choose, invite
these "otherworldly" characteristics into your own meditations.
THIS DELICATE SERPENT GODDESS was discovered in the underground repository of
the Second Palace of Knossos (1600 BCE] and was worshiped in Crete as early as
6000 BCE. She depicts the benevolence and sacred power of the Life Force,
holding high the two serpents of immortality. The tiny panther or lion cub on
her headdress may connect the goddess to the fertility rites of the wine god
Dionysos or denote an altered state of consciousness.
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