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Larys From Crete

Minoan Labrys Axe

The labrys was a multi-use axe employed for religious and secular reasons.
Minoan Labrys 2nd millennium BC

Minoan Labrys 2nd millennium BC

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The double-headed axe known as the labrys may be connected with another famous Minoan object, the labyrinth, where the bull-headed minotaur lived. The Minoans were Bronze Age people on the Greek island of Crete.

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