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More light on the role Mount Dikte and Mount Ida, Crete, play in Minoan Linear A Anatolian proto-Greek invocations

    • Western University, Canada

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    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 languageEnglish
    Place of PublicationOttawa, Canada
    PublisherKonoso Press
    Number of pages26
    Volume1
    Edition1
    ISBN (Electronic)978-0-9868289-3-5
    Publication statusPublished - 14 Apr 2026

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    Keywords

    • Linear A
    • Minoan
    • Crete
    • Language Deciphering
    • Historical Linguistics

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