Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
double ax .
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- noun a double-headed ax in Minoan mythology
Etymologies
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Examples
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If correctly valued, we could further extrapolate that *leprna literally means 'pertaining to the labrys'.
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As anthopomorphic goddess, she protects her holy symbol of immortal life within her, the labrys.
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As anthopomorphic goddess, she protects her holy symbol of immortal life within her, the labrys.
Archive 2010-03-01 2010
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Yes, and the hammer/mallet icon is a derivative of the labrys, the symbol of the underworld, the symbol of the labyrinth.
More about egg symbols in Etruria and the rest of the classical world 2009
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A link between the labyrinth and its labrys on the one hand and the underworld on the other is impossible to not trip over in literature eg.
More about egg symbols in Etruria and the rest of the classical world 2009
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Yes, and the hammer/mallet icon is a derivative of the labrys, the symbol of the underworld, the symbol of the labyrinth.
More about egg symbols in Etruria and the rest of the classical world 2009
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It seems practically everything of Etruscans has already been shown historically to originate from the Near East despite any denials from a few narrow-minded historians: divine hammer/mallet/labrys, haruspicy, the alphabet, architecture, pottery styles, world-view, etc.
More about egg symbols in Etruria and the rest of the classical world 2009
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Also, lesbians or feminists are quite used to wearing a labrys symbol.
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Also, lesbians or feminists are quite used to wearing a labrys symbol.
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Also, lesbians or feminists are quite used to wearing a labrys symbol.
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