Athana potnia

deity Minoan single tradition · 1

Athana potnia appears at Knossos in the Linear B tablets from the Late Minoan II-era "Room of the Chariot Tablets". It is often translated as "Mistress Athena", but it could also mean "the Potnia of Athana", or the Lady of Athens. However, any connection to the city of Athens in the Knossos inscription is uncertain.

When

First attested
1500 BCE
Attested period
-1500 – 2020
Historical notes
Appears in Linear B tablets from the Late Minoan II-era.

Relationships

co occurs with
Diwia, Zeus, Inanna
aspect of
Athena

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“Although Athana potnia is often translated as "Mistress Athena", it could also mean "the Potnia of Athana", or the Lady of Athens. However, any connection to the city of Athens in the Knossos inscription is uncertain. A sign series a-ta-no-dju-wa-ja appears in the still undeciphered corpus of Linear A tablets, written in the unclassified Minoan language.”

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