Abstract
Allow us to shed more light on the role Mount Dikte and Mount Ida, Crete, play in Minoan Linear A Anatolian proto-Greek invocations, expanding on the comments we made in our original monograph e-book, Are the Minoan Linear A PK Za 4-PK Za 18 libation invocations in Anatolian proto-Greek? (2025). Since then, we have been able to update our initial findings to encompass several more inscriptions not referenced in our original online monograph (e-book). Ever since the dawn of inscriptions bearing on our religious beliefs, humanity has inexorably been spiritually attracted by high places. Sanctuaries are placed high in mountainous terrain since there is precisely where the gods reside. It is quite clear from our new findings presented here that Diktaean Zeus played a key role in references to Mount Dikte, and that the mother goddess of Mount Ida, who is none other than Rhea, gave birth to Zeus either on Mount Ida or on Mount Dikte in Crete. In the Minoan Linear A libation invocations, Mount Ida is alluded to at least 13 times over, Mount Ida and Mount Dikte are mentioned in conjunction 5 times, and Mount Dikte alone, twice.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Ottawa, Canada |
| Publisher | Konoso Press |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-0-9868289-3-5 |
| Publication status | Published - 14 Apr 2026 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 4 Quality Education
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SDG 15 Life on Land
Keywords
- Linear A
- Minoan
- Crete
- Language Deciphering
- Historical Linguistics
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Giving Voice to the Minoan People: The Decipherment of Linear A
1/01/18 → 31/08/21
Project: Internal Research Project
Research output
- 2 Book
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Are the Minoan Linear A PK Za 4–PK Za 18 libation invocations in Anatolian proto-Greek?
Vallance Janke, R., PERONO CACCIAFOCO, F. & McVeigh, B. J., 10 Dec 2025, 1 ed. Ottawa, Canada: Konoso Press. 108 p.Research output: Book/Report/Edited volume › Book › peer-review
Open AccessFile -
Glossary of Terminology: Historical Linguistics
Vallance Janke, R. & PERONO CACCIAFOCO, F., 15 Dec 2025, 1 ed. Ottawa (Canada): Konoso Press. 30 p.Research output: Book/Report/Edited volume › Book › peer-review
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Giving Voice to the Minoan People: The Decipherment of Linear A (Research Grant)
PERONO CACCIAFOCO, F. (Participant)
1 Jan 2018 → 31 Aug 2021Activity: Other
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Giving Voice to the Minoan People: The Decipherment of Linear A
PERONO CACCIAFOCO, F. (Invited speaker)
16 Feb 2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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