GODDESS OF OFEONS

As "Goddess of Snakes" is the type of statuette found the Neopalatial period, in the palace of Knossos in Crete. These are perhaps two statuettes, the goddess mother and the goddess daughter. The smaller than them possibly the goddess daughter pretends to be the goddess standing, with her hands raised, holding from a snake in the Each. Her garment is a topless costume, traditional costume of the Minoans. It is one of the primary evidence supporting the view that women dominated the Minoan civilization is the "Goddess of the snake". The serpents it holds hence its name had a divine substance and signaled infernal power. It is evident from the model of the Minoan religion that prehistoric religion focused on a dominant goddess of fertility, and the rebirth symbolized the decay and rebirth of vegetation. When the Snake Goddess came to light in 1903, she was not only recognized as a "goddess" but also worshipped by the Minoans as an aspect of the goddess Mother, thus giving the basis for the argument that the Minoans lived in a matriarchal society. On the handkerchief is designed the goddess of snakes from the waist up, representing in this way the female womb. The frequent repetition and black color of the motif reflect the dominant position of women in Minoan society. Green color reminds of the importance of nature in all aspects of people's lives