hero or heroine of the Bronze Age

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A hero or heroine venerated with votive offerings at Menelaion hill, Therapne, starting in the late Bronze Age. The individual is associated with a structure dated to the late 13th and 12th century BCE, and offerings were made in their honor.

When

First attested
1300 BCE
Attested period
-1300 – -1100
Historical notes
Votive offerings found in disturbed strata filled with sub-geometric and early archaic objects.

Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“they were votive offerings to the hero or heroine of the Bronze Age.”

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