Potnia Theron

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This dancing goddess from 3300 years ago is probably the ancient Greek goddess Demeter, or, as the Romans renamed her, Ceres, the source of our word cereal. She is from Ugarit, ancient Phoenecia, ancestral Canaan. She is the goddess of the grain and was believed to have given the gift of agriculture to us. She dances here bare-breasted, holding two sheaves of grain and with her animals on either side. Ancient Art, Mycenaean, Sculptures, Statue, Samar, Mycenae, Horn, Ancient Artefacts, Musée Du Louvre
Glad Midsummer!
This dancing goddess from 3300 years ago is probably the ancient Greek goddess Demeter, or, as the Romans renamed her, Ceres, the source of our word cereal. She is from Ugarit, ancient Phoenecia, ancestral Canaan. She is the goddess of the grain and was believed to have given the gift of agriculture to us. She dances here bare-breasted, holding two sheaves of grain and with her animals on either side.
diosa-de-animales-minoico-433x663 Archaeology, Ancient Greece, Ancient Aliens, Ancient Artifacts, Ancient Civilizations
Minoan Art Pottery
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EARLY NEOLITHIC - Seated Mother Goddess, c. 6500.  Çatal Höyük, Turkey. Ancient Goddesses, Ancient Times, Gods And Goddesses
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EARLY NEOLITHIC - Seated Mother Goddess, c. 6500. Çatal Höyük, Turkey.
Minoan Snake Goddess from Knossos, Crete. c. 1600 BCE Greek Art, Minoan Art, Greek Fashion
The Costumer's Manifesto
Minoan Snake Goddess from Knossos, Crete. c. 1600 BCE
Potnia Theron (Mistress of animals)
Potnia Theron (Mistress of animals)
Bastet    Bastet was the cat-goddess of Bubastis in the Eastern Delta. She was probably worshipped originally as a wild cat (Felis vercata maniculata), but her later manifestations were as the domestic cat that was introduced into Egypt around 2100 BC.    She was depicted as a woman with a cat's head, or in the form that is familiar to us from the numerous Late-Period statues of her, that of a lissom and majestic queen cat.    Although a virgin goddess she was nevertheless the mother of a son, Mihos. In the Late Period her popularity was so great that worshippers flocked to her temple for the annual festival held in her honour. The Greeks identified her with Artemis, the divine huntress. Ancient Egypt, Egyptian Cats, Egyptian Gods, Cats In Ancient Egypt, Ancient Egyptian Gods, Egyptian, Ancient Egyptian Artifacts, Egyptians
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Bastet Bastet was the cat-goddess of Bubastis in the Eastern Delta. She was probably worshipped originally as a wild cat (Felis vercata maniculata), but her later manifestations were as the domestic cat that was introduced into Egypt around 2100 BC. She was depicted as a woman with a cat's head, or in the form that is familiar to us from the numerous Late-Period statues of her, that of a lissom and majestic queen cat. Although a virgin goddess she was nevertheless the mother of a son, Mihos. In the Late Period her popularity was so great that worshippers flocked to her temple for the annual festival held in her honour. The Greeks identified her with Artemis, the divine huntress.
Bird of prey and lions Egypt, Lions, Bird, Prey, Lion Sculpture, Pyramids
Bird of prey and lions
This dancing goddess or priestess. Origin unclear, Nimrod, Ugarit, or ancient Phoenecia, She dances here bare-breasted, holding two sheaves of grain, flanked by goat like animals. Ivory box lid.
Glad Midsummer!
This dancing goddess or priestess. Origin unclear, Nimrod, Ugarit, or ancient Phoenecia, She dances here bare-breasted, holding two sheaves of grain, flanked by goat like animals. Ivory box lid.
Goddess Holding Animals Italic 500-400 BCE Amber  Etruscan Art, Ancient Jewelry, Deities
Goddess Holding Animals Italic 500-400 BCE Amber
Goddess Holding Animals Italic 500-400 BCE Amber Etruscan
Syrian goddess surrounded by rampant goats  in ivory  Notice similarities with next pin of Mycenaen origin.
Mycenaean Frescos
Syrian goddess surrounded by rampant goats in ivory Notice similarities with next pin of Mycenaen origin.
Potnia Theron (Ἡ Πότνια Θηρῶν, "Mistress of the Animals") is a term first used (once) by Homer (Iliad 21. 470) and often used to describe female divinities associated with animals.[1] The word Potnia, meaning mistress or lady, was a Mycenaean word inherited by Classical Greek, with the same meaning, cognate to Sanskrit patnī.  Homer's mention of potnia theron is thought to refer to Artemis . Ancient Greek, Ancient Greek Gods, Greek Goddess
Artemis Mistress of the Animals
Potnia Theron (Ἡ Πότνια Θηρῶν, "Mistress of the Animals") is a term first used (once) by Homer (Iliad 21. 470) and often used to describe female divinities associated with animals.[1] The word Potnia, meaning mistress or lady, was a Mycenaean word inherited by Classical Greek, with the same meaning, cognate to Sanskrit patnī. Homer's mention of potnia theron is thought to refer to Artemis .
#Potnia #Theron Mistress of animals  #Minoan #goddess  #Chieti Museo della Civitella
Potnia Theron (Mistress of animals)
#Potnia #Theron Mistress of animals #Minoan #goddess #Chieti Museo della Civitella
Horse Frontlet (face shield)    Neo-Assyrian, 9th-8th century BC Museums, Eastern Art, Ancient Astronaut
OMG that Artifact!
Horse Frontlet (face shield) Neo-Assyrian, 9th-8th century BC
Luristan -horse bits, Mistress of Beasts, ca1500 BC Ornament, Nice, Ancient Persian, Ancient
Luristan horse bits, c1000 BC
Luristan -horse bits, Mistress of Beasts, ca1500 BC
Bone fibula catch-plate, 660 BCE, of the goddess Orthia, a local Peloponnesian goddess whose worship pre-dated the Olympians. Possibly connected to the religion of the Minoans, she was later combined with the Olympian, Artemis, and the rituals surrounding her worship became fodder for Roman tourists during the Flavian period. Idol, Ancient Romans
Bone fibula catch-plate, 660 BCE, of the goddess Orthia, a local Peloponnesian goddess whose worship pre-dated the Olympians. Possibly connected to the religion of the Minoans, she was later combined with the Olympian, Artemis, and the rituals surrounding her worship became fodder for Roman tourists during the Flavian period.
A TERMINAL OF A PIN WITH POTNIA THERON   H. 9 cm. Bronze Luristan, ca. 850-680 B.C.  A female (?) demon - a so-called Potnia Theron - stands in the centre of the open-work plaque and holds a stylized animal in each hand. The demon has an elongated face, protruding nose, beady eyes and short, upright ears. It wears a mighty horn-crown that dominates the upper part of the plaque. Rosettes beside the ears. Pin missing. A crack in the lower right part of the frame. Lower part of the frame reinforc Centre, Goddesses, Lady, Female Demons
A TERMINAL OF A PIN WITH POTNIA THERON H. 9 cm. Bronze Luristan, ca. 850-680 B.C. A female (?) demon - a so-called Potnia Theron - stands in the centre of the open-work plaque and holds a stylized animal in each hand. The demon has an elongated face, protruding nose, beady eyes and short, upright ears. It wears a mighty horn-crown that dominates the upper part of the plaque. Rosettes beside the ears. Pin missing. A crack in the lower right part of the frame. Lower part of the frame reinforc
Gold and enamel pendant with Mistress of Animals. Period: Archaic. Date: 7th century B.C. Culture: Greek. Vintage, Art Nouveau, Metal, Byzantine Jewelry, Ancient Jewels, Greek Jewelry
Gold and enamel pendant with Mistress of Animals. Period: Archaic. Date: 7th century B.C. Culture: Greek.
Cheekpiece from a Horse Bit Iran, Luristan bronzes, circa 1000-650 B.C. LACMA Antiques, Stonehenge, Pompeii
Cheekpiece from a Horse Bit Iran, Luristan bronzes, circa 1000-650 B.C. LACMA
Etruscan terracotta panel Carthage, Neolithic, Ancient Mysteries, Ancient Statues, Civilization
Etruscan terracotta panel
Luristan Bronze | Early Iron Age, ca. 1250 to 700 BCE. Ancient Persia, Middle East Culture, Ancient Near East
Luristan Bronzes at the LACMA
Luristan Bronze | Early Iron Age, ca. 1250 to 700 BCE.
Anahita is the name of a popular Zoroastrian yazatā and an ancient Iranian cosmological figure venerated as the female guardian angel of waters (Ābān), associated with fertility, healing and wisdom. India, Sumerian, Boho, Buddha, Mother Goddess
Anahita; The Deity of Water, Fertility, Healing and Wisdom
Anahita is the name of a popular Zoroastrian yazatā and an ancient Iranian cosmological figure venerated as the female guardian angel of waters (Ābān), associated with fertility, healing and wisdom.
A woman flanked by rampant tigers, a theme repeated in another seal, with identical glyphs at top. Dance, Harappan, Glyphs
Dances with Tigers and other Females
A woman flanked by rampant tigers, a theme repeated in another seal, with identical glyphs at top.
Bronze shield from the Idaean Cave circa 700s BCE. The Mistress of Animlas stands grasping a lion in either hand. The Idaean Mother was venerated all over the Mediterranean by Roman times. Ancient Wisdom, Ancient Greek Art, Ancient Temples
Many Forms of Cretan Goddess Over Time
Bronze shield from the Idaean Cave circa 700s BCE. The Mistress of Animlas stands grasping a lion in either hand. The Idaean Mother was venerated all over the Mediterranean by Roman times.
Artemis Potnia Theron. Griekse vaas uit het Antiken Museum in Basel Antik, Kunst, Goddess, Lut, Beast, Greek
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Artemis Potnia Theron. Griekse vaas uit het Antiken Museum in Basel
The Woman Who  Dances with Tigers: Indus Valley Seals  A shamanic woman with horned headdress (or a goddess) dances with a tiger who also appears to be wearing horns. The woman has the feet and tail of a caprid. Behind her is a tree. Shamanism, Bronze Age Civilization, Ancient Indian History, Ancient India
Dances with Tigers and other Females
The Woman Who Dances with Tigers: Indus Valley Seals A shamanic woman with horned headdress (or a goddess) dances with a tiger who also appears to be wearing horns. The woman has the feet and tail of a caprid. Behind her is a tree.
Goddess of the Animals, with winglike sleeves and flanked by wolves, birds, and a fish between her legs. Sacred Feminine, Sacred
The Roots of Greek Art
Goddess of the Animals, with winglike sleeves and flanked by wolves, birds, and a fish between her legs.
horned goddess flanked by griffins who are nursing at her breasts on the seal known as Potnia, after the Linear B inscriptions to Po-ti-ni-ya, the Lady. The archetype on this seal, often seen in west Asian art, is often called "the Mistress of Beasts," but here she actually appears as the Mother of Animals (and fantastic creatures too). Note the butterfly/double axe between her horns.
Cretan Goddess Seals
horned goddess flanked by griffins who are nursing at her breasts on the seal known as Potnia, after the Linear B inscriptions to Po-ti-ni-ya, the Lady. The archetype on this seal, often seen in west Asian art, is often called "the Mistress of Beasts," but here she actually appears as the Mother of Animals (and fantastic creatures too). Note the butterfly/double axe between her horns.