Priestess of Snake Goddess, Knossos 2000 B.C. The Palace of Minos. Regarded as characteristic of feminine fashion in Minoan Crete.
The "Snake Goddess" was actually just a priestess who went drugged into a dark room to experience the prophecies of mother nature. She then came outside and spoke to the people what she has seen in her visions (new law, a threat, etc) while holding two snakes to prove that she doesn't lie since the snakes wouldn't dare to bite the representative of the goddess.
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| A parade of female Minoan priestesses. Dated to 1400 BC. Fresco painting was one of the most important forms of Minoan art. Plastered walls from the Minoan palaces and villas have survived |
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