Di-u-ja
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Di-u-ja is a goddess whose name was found in Linear B tablets deciphered by Ventris and Chadwick in the 1950s. She was considered to be a female counterpart of Zeus and was identified with Dione by some scholars.
When
- First attested
- 1400 BCE
- Attested period
- -1400 – -1200
- Historical notes
- Found in Linear B tablets from the Mycenaean period, deciphered in the 1950s by Ventris and Chadwick.
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Sources
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Source passages
“Following the deciphering of Linear B by Ventris and Chadwick in the 1950s, a goddess named Di-u-ja was found in the tablets. This was considered to be a female counterpart of Zeus and identified with Dione”
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