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 Übersetzung für 'labrys' von Englisch nach Deutsch
NOUN   a labrys | labryses
archaeo.weapons
labrys
Labrys {f} [Doppelaxt]
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Übersetzung für 'labrys' von Englisch nach Deutsch

labrys
Labrys {f} [Doppelaxt]archaeo.weapons
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Anwendungsbeispiele Englisch
  • In Roman Crete, the labrys was often associated with the mythological Amazons.
  • The distinctive Vučedol Dove is a pot in the shape of a bird, somewhat stylized, with impressed patterning around its body, a double-headed axe (labrys) on its neck and three legs for stability.
  • The term "labrys" "double-axe" is not found in any surviving Lydian inscription, but on the subject, Plutarch states that "the Lydians call the axe "labrys" (Λυδοὶ γὰρ ‘λάβρυν’ τὸν πέλεκυν ὀνομάζουσι).
  • Kyriakidis calls “Unidentified Floating Objects on Minoan Seals", many, like the snake or labrys, found in other contexts and accepted as having religious significance.
  • The Psychro cave also contained "labrys" votive offerings.

  • Medocus/Amadocus I introduced the "heraldic" device of a double-headed axe ("labrys") on the coins of Odrysian rulers, continued on the issues of several members of his branch of the dynasty.
  • Although called francisque, the medal and generally speaking the symbol used on official document is a labrys.
  • The emblem of the 15th Infantry Division is a labrys-wielding griffin (...), symbolizing strength (lion's body), speed (eagle's wings) and vigilant guard (labrys ready to strike).
  • One of the two ancient symbols of the town is "Baltalıkapı" ("Gate with an axe"), a well-preserved Roman gate called as due to the eponymous double-headed axe (labrys) carved into a keystone.
  • In Minoan Crete, the double axe (labrys) had a special significance, used by priestesses in religious ceremonies.

  • The association with "labrys" lost some traction when Linear B was deciphered in the 1950s, and an apparent Mycenaean Greek rendering of "labyrinth" appeared as [...] (...).
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