Ever since it was discovered in 1908 in the Minoan “palace”
of Phaistos, in south-central Crete, this ancient disk, dating
from around 1700 BC, has been a total mystery.
For over a century, no one has been able to decode its spiral writing, written in “Minoan A,” the script of the
goddess-worshipping ancient Minoans.
Now, scientist Gareth Owens says he “was able to identify three
key words” on the disk:
IQEKURJA, which [he says]
may mean "pregnant mother" and/or "goddess."
IQE, which may mean
"mother" and/or "goddess" and which appears repeatedly on
the disk.
IQEPAJE or IQE-PHAE, which
may mean "shining mother" or "goddess."
And
the meaning of the entire disk? Owens
thinks it was a prayer to the Minoan Mother Goddess.
How
cool is that?
Tonight
I pulled an old metal replica of the Phaistos Disk out of my jewelry box. Since I bought it ten years ago in a tiny
tourist shop in southern Crete, it’s a bit tarnished. But I’m going to shine it up, attach a chain,
and wear it around my neck.
1 comment:
Anon, my advice: figure out why you're attracting women you don't like, and then change your ways. In the meantime, I'm sorry you've had such back luck with American women. We're not all perfect, that's for certain -- but then women in most other places aren't either.
Good luck to you.
Athana
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