The Potnia Theron (Ancient Greek: Ἡ Πότνια Θηρῶν, romanized: Hē Pótnia Therón, lit. 'The Lady of Animals', [hɛː pót.ni.a tʰɛː.rɔ̂ːn]) or Mistress of Animals...
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Homeric potnia theron (the mistress of the animals). Several tablets in Linear B script found at Knossos and Pylos refer to the potnia. Potnia is almost...
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as Potnia Theron ("Queen of the Beasts"): a winged goddess holding a stag and lioness in her hands, or sometimes a lioness and a lion. Potnia theron is...
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1896 novel by Harold Frederic Potnia Theron, ancient art motif Ptolemais Theron, ancient Greek marketplace in Africa MV Theron, later named MV Eurabia Sun...
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and daughter of the Storm-god Teshub/Tarhunt. She corresponds to the "potnia theron" of Greek mythology, better known as Artemis. After the dragon Illuyanka...
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Bibliotheca (3.10.1) and a companion of Artemis, in her archaic role as potnia theron, "Mistress of the animals", with its likely roots in prehistory. Mount...
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Goddess Horned deity Imperial Cult Incarnation Master of Animals / Potnia Theron Mother Nature Reincarnation / Rebirth Sacred king Theophany Tutelary...
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was also a vegetation goddess of the Tree of Life, and as well as a potnia thērōn as attested by the presence of felines near her in Scythian art and...
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the springs and the animals, and especially, to the goddess Artemis (Potnia Theron: "The mistress of the animals"), who was the first nymph. On a marble...
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who was subordinate to Ge. Dieterich believed that Kourotrophos and Potnia theron construct precisely the mother goddess. Ge is also personified in the...
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Philophrosyne Philotes Phoebe Phrike Pistis Planē Poena Polyhymnia Potamides Potnia Theron Praxidike Proioxis Prophasis Ptocheia Rhapso Rhea Rhodos Salmacis Selene...
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Goddess presiding over a male society; each is depicted in her attire as Potnia Theron "Mistress of the Beasts", and Mistress of the Sacrifice, even Hera and...
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representations also characterise Artimpasa as a potnia hippōn alongside her status as a potnia thērōn. Another winged depiction of Artimpasa shows her...
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classification List of tree deities Ekendriya Master of Animals Plant soul Potnia Theron MILLER, JR., PATRICK D. (1985). "Eridu, Dunnu, and Babel: A Study in...
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wilderness, as Mētēr oreia ("Mother of the Mountains"). She is depicted as a Potnia Theron ("Mistress of animals"), with her mastery of the natural world expressed...
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supreme deity, the lord of all souls, and the cause of all existence". Potnia Theron Religion of the Indus Valley Civilization Kramrisch 1981, p. 479. Śarmā...
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standing or seated between two horses, a tamer of horses in the manner of potnia theron, and the symbolic mare and foal. In the Equestrian type, common in Gaul...
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source of wisdom, rather than her role as Mistress of the Animals (Potnia Theron), with a leopard under each arm. Serpents figured prominently in archaic...
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abroad as Siberia. Similar motifs from subsequent eras include the Potnia Theron, found in the ancient Mediterranean and Near East. Some feminist archeologists...
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from Anatolia, 1989 (with Udo Hirsch and Belkıs Balpınar) Matriarchy Potnia Theron Religion in prehistory Slow Train to Izmir Venus figurines Middle Bronze...
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goddess, a snake goddess perhaps protectress of the household, the Potnia Theron goddess of animals, and a goddess of childbirth. Late Minoan terracotta...
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deposit of electrum coins. Anatolian Artemis was the Πότνια Θηρῶν (Potnia Thêrôn, "Mistress of Animals"), whose symbol was the stag. It took some time...
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Matriarchal religion Matriarchal Studies Minoan civilization Mother Goddess Potnia Theron Second-wave feminism The Myth of Matriarchal Prehistory Venus figurines...
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euphemism "Onkel"—being well-versed in comparative religion, noticed the Potnia Theron-like associations as well as the attributes of a Christian saint such...
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Pithos decorated with goddess identified with Potnia Theron by Greek authors...
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Juno in reference to her relationship to the god Jupiter in mythology. Potnia Theron Reitia Servius attributes the institution of the ceremony to Romulus...
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Anthropology of religion Evidence of prehistoric religion: Neolithic "Potnia Theron" type goddess, seated on a throne flanked by two lionesses, from Çatalhöyük...
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grasps a dog in each hand: this imagery is derived from that of the pótnia thērôn, and represents Bendis as a virgin goddess of the wilderness. The goddess...
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goddess, a snake goddess perhaps protectress of the household, the Potnia Theron goddess of animals, and a goddess of childbirth. Late Minoan terracotta...
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Mistress of animals (Potnia Theron) Pithos with relief, 625-600 BC, National Archaeological Museum of Athens...
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