MYCENAEAN DIVINITIES





GODAlternative NameMycenaean GreekPlace Found
ZEUSJupiterDI-U-JA (month-name DIWIOIOS)KNossos
HERAJunoE-RAPYlos
POSEIDONNeptunePO-SE-DO-O and also the cult-title E-NE-SI-DA-O-NE ('Earth-shaker')KN
ARESMars.KN
APOLLO.PA-JA-WO [= Paian ]KN
HERMESMercuryHermes Araios (Ram)PY, KN
ATHENAMinervaA-TA-NA PO-TI-NI-JA (Potnia)KN
DIONYSOS !BacchusDI-WO-NI-SO-JOPY
EILEITHYEIA.E-RE-U-TI-JAKN
ERINYESFuries.KN
ANEMOIThe WindsA-NE-MOIPY
IPHIMEDEIAIphigeneia ?(Homeric person)KN
DAEDALUS.(a place called "Daidaleion")KN

and many other lesser local divine names, esp. Potnia




Michael Ventris & John Chadwick, Documents in Mycenaean Greek second ed. (Cambridge 1973), Document #172 (from Pylos), page 463:



[front]

`In the month of PLOWISTOS. Pylos sacrifice sat PA-KI-JA-NA and brings gifts and leads victims:
[back]

Pylos brings sacrifices at the Shrine of Poseidon, and the City leads and brings gifts, and leads victims: For Gwoia (and) Komawenteia: one gold cup, two women

Pylos sacrifices at the shrines of PERSE and IPHIMEDEIA and DIWIA [Mrs.Zeus] and brings gifts and leads victims:
Pylos sacrifices at the Shrine of Zeus and brings gifts and leads victims: Pylos [.... (the tablet breaks off) .....]



TOTAL: 4 cups, 8 bowls, 2 men, 8 women



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