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‖ labrys|ˈlæbrɪs|
[a. Gr. λάβρυς, double-headed axe.]
The double-headed axe of ancient Crete.
1901Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. XXI. 108 It seems natural to interpret names of Carian sanctuaries like Labranda in the most literal sense as the place of the sacred labrys, which was the Lydian (or Carian) name for the Greek πέλεκυς, or double-edged axe. Ibid. 109 On Carian coins indeed of quite late date the labrys, set up on its long pillar-like handle, with two dependent fillets, has much the appearance of a cult image. 1928C. Dawson Age of Gods viii. 188 Especially remarkable is the word for the sacred Double Axe—Labrys—which forms the root, not only of the Cretan Labyrinthos..but also appears in the title of the god of the Double Axe, Zeus Labrandeus, at Mylasa on the mainland of Asia Minor. 1957A. MacNab Bulls of Iberia i. 6 The emblem which appears on French coins of the Pétain régime..is precisely the labrys, or sacred double-headed axe of Minoan Crete. |