Drum like flyssa marking

Emanuel · 22nd March 2011, 09:58 PM

Excellent observations David! The sun mark's similarity to the gourda mark had come to mind but I didn't make the connections to the moon marks. Note that those are usually back to back )||(, not front to front (||) . Very nice extra-box thinking

Here's a thought that's been bugging me since I saw the axe symbol. I haven't found pictures of any similar double-headed axes used in north Africa. The symbol does however remind me strongly of the "labrys" the axe symbol of the Minoan civilization (see attached).
As always, this can be simple coincidence, but it's fascinating to think that such symbols should persist for so long in cultural memory.

Emanuel

katana · 22nd March 2011, 10:15 PM

Emanuel

,
found this ...

".........The labrys is a double headed ritual axe. It is found in ancient Minoan depictions of the Mother Goddess, where its symbolism is related to the labrynth. The word “labrys” is Minoan in origin and is from the same root as the Latin labus, or lips.

Similar symbols appear on Norse, African, and Greek religious objects, where it is most often a feminine symbol, most likely lunar in origin........"

".....lunar in origin " ......the moon, yet again ??

Regards David

Emanuel · 23rd March 2011, 08:30 PM

Nice one David

We could probably run around the whole spectrum of symbols and come back to the same thing.

What is odd is that I'm starting to see the combination ( and dots everywhere, including on Nepalese khukri

I'm sure this is pure coincidence but it's amazing that people so far apart developed such similar symbols for similar concepts.

Attached are some better shots of all the symbols.

E

22nd March 2011, 09:58 PM	#1
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	Excellent observations David! The sun mark's similarity to the gourda mark had come to mind but I didn't make the connections to the moon marks. Note that those are usually back to back )\|\|(, not front to front (\|\|) . Very nice extra-box thinking Here's a thought that's been bugging me since I saw the axe symbol. I haven't found pictures of any similar double-headed axes used in north Africa. The symbol does however remind me strongly of the "labrys" the axe symbol of the Minoan civilization (see attached). As always, this can be simple coincidence, but it's fascinating to think that such symbols should persist for so long in cultural memory. Emanuel Attached Images

23rd March 2011, 08:30 PM	#3
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	Nice one David We could probably run around the whole spectrum of symbols and come back to the same thing. What is odd is that I'm starting to see the combination ( and dots everywhere, including on Nepalese khukri I'm sure this is pure coincidence but it's amazing that people so far apart developed such similar symbols for similar concepts. Attached are some better shots of all the symbols. E Attached Images

22nd March 2011, 10:15 PM	#2
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,658	Emanuel , found this ... ".........The labrys is a double headed ritual axe. It is found in ancient Minoan depictions of the Mother Goddess, where its symbolism is related to the labrynth. The word “labrys” is Minoan in origin and is from the same root as the Latin labus, or lips. Similar symbols appear on Norse, African, and Greek religious objects, where it is most often a feminine symbol, most likely lunar in origin........" ".....lunar in origin " ......the moon, yet again ?? Regards David