Mistress of the labyrinth
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The "Mistress of the labyrinth" is a nameless figure identified by Karl Kerenyi as possibly presiding over the palace of Knossos in Minoan Crete. She may be linked to the chthonic goddess Kore and to the Minoan religious complex surrounding the labyrinthine palace architecture.
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- 1900 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Identified in modern scholarship linking Minoan palace rituals to later Greek goddess traditions.
Relationships
- aspect of
- Kore
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Karl Kerenyi identifies Kore with the nameless "Mistress of the labyrinth", who probably presided over the palace of Knossos in Minoan Crete.”
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