this guy doesn't connect to OL, but understands the mothercult as most ancient. He describes how it became patriarchal under 'Indoeuropean' influence.
I thought the MInoans were easterners, all artwork shows them with black hair too, but this information seems very familiar.
He mentions a lot of interesting things; matercult of the Minoans, connection to Athena, Kouros(the boy/Fryan:koren-the elite youth) sun/moon symbolism. The Yul(57.35) with what seem to be wolves(korybantes, the wolfpack of the young men?), (58.33) eggs behind the throne? Flowers (lillies?-maidensymbol), Freedom giver etymology, Earth mother's name Ida, a mountain goddess like we've seen with other goddesses, sounds awfully close to Irtha, and Poseidon could come frome 'husband of'. Swan/goose like birds and lions in the artwork.
In short, a lot of clues.
Minoan Snake Goddess Eleutheia- Dr James Rietveld
Minoan Snake Goddess Eleutheia
Re: Minoan Snake Goddess Eleutheia
Excellent footage there, thank you.
The same snake goddess figure is seen in the Gotland stones that connect to the Gutasaga (a snake = tribal branch). The story mentions a migration from Baltic Sea to Greek lands.
The name Eleutheia is find in Old Norse language giantess Elli. That character is based on Finnish word elää, eli 'to live, lived', of which same shared root also the Germanic liv 'life'.
In Bock saga this same character is known as the title Ella (e.g. here and here) or Akka Maatar 'Old Woman Earthess' (cf. maatar-matre-mutter-mother), who leads as mother figure the group of witches in their rites on a holy bedrock hill in Sipoo, Finland. Since it's a title carried from generation to another, the same story has it as the title also for the first human woman Freia ie. Frya.
The same story also says the sons of this same Elli or Akka spread out of Gotland island in utmost antiquity of stone age, giving birth to the various Nordic nations we have today. Her own countries were sometimes called Idumea, Idumeans (of which "Idumingum" in Widsith, just next to "Eolum" or 'Ösel/Saarenmaa' and "Istum" 'Æstii/Estonians'), Itämaa 'Eastland', sharing the name with the Mediterranean mountain Ida and the Biblical Edom, those also called Idumea historically.
In her own language the noun itä means 'east' and verb itää 'to grow' (ie things grow by facing rising sun in east). The Norse peoples knew this principle as the goddess Iðunn and her apples, without which the Æsir gods grew old and died. In context please see also Iðavöllr.
The Romans and Indians knew the same name as Acca Larentia and Akka Mahadevi 'Old Woman Great Goddess', underlining how the same titles were in use all over Eurasia.
The same snake goddess figure is seen in the Gotland stones that connect to the Gutasaga (a snake = tribal branch). The story mentions a migration from Baltic Sea to Greek lands.
The name Eleutheia is find in Old Norse language giantess Elli. That character is based on Finnish word elää, eli 'to live, lived', of which same shared root also the Germanic liv 'life'.
In Bock saga this same character is known as the title Ella (e.g. here and here) or Akka Maatar 'Old Woman Earthess' (cf. maatar-matre-mutter-mother), who leads as mother figure the group of witches in their rites on a holy bedrock hill in Sipoo, Finland. Since it's a title carried from generation to another, the same story has it as the title also for the first human woman Freia ie. Frya.
The same story also says the sons of this same Elli or Akka spread out of Gotland island in utmost antiquity of stone age, giving birth to the various Nordic nations we have today. Her own countries were sometimes called Idumea, Idumeans (of which "Idumingum" in Widsith, just next to "Eolum" or 'Ösel/Saarenmaa' and "Istum" 'Æstii/Estonians'), Itämaa 'Eastland', sharing the name with the Mediterranean mountain Ida and the Biblical Edom, those also called Idumea historically.
In her own language the noun itä means 'east' and verb itää 'to grow' (ie things grow by facing rising sun in east). The Norse peoples knew this principle as the goddess Iðunn and her apples, without which the Æsir gods grew old and died. In context please see also Iðavöllr.
The Romans and Indians knew the same name as Acca Larentia and Akka Mahadevi 'Old Woman Great Goddess', underlining how the same titles were in use all over Eurasia.