Evans, Arthur J.: The Palace of Minos: a comparative account of the successive stages of the early Cretan civilization as illustred by the discoveries at Knossos (Index) (London, 1936)

SKOTEINO [201] SNAKE-SIGN

Skoteino, sacred cave of, 1. 163
----------- doves in, iv. 411

Snake, (cont.)

— on pottery, from Ialysos, iv. 164

Skulls, see Bones

-------from Milatos, IV. 164

Skylla, dog-headed form of, IV. 952, 953

-------from Geometric vase, iv. 164

— Minoan form of on seal impression from

Snake, cat (Cretan adder), wave and dot mark on

Knossos, 1. 494, 697, ill. 96

skin of, iv. 182, 183 (see Adder mark)

-----------on silver rhyton from Mycenae, 1. 698

Snake-cauldron, perhaps represented on sealing

Slate, Neolithic disks of, for pot stands, from

from Little Palace, iv. 150, 151

Knossos, 11. 13

Snake-charming a priestly function, 1. 507

— palettes, predynastic Egyptian, 11. 27,44 n. 2,

Snake-cult, as household spirit, 1. 509, iv.

46, 49 n. 2

152-4, 163, 185

— pavements of, in S.-N. Corridor at Knossos,

— as terrifying being, in more advanced cults,

11. 761

iv. 186

— ■— in warehouse at Niru Khani, 11. 281 n. 4

— in Albania, iv. 153

Slaves, employment of, 11. 41

— in Athens, at Erechtheion, iv. 150 n. 4, 154,

Slingers, on coins of Aspendus and Selge, II.

157

345, in. 99

— in Balkans, iv. 1015

Slings, Asiatic weapons, ill. 99

— in Crete, iv. 1014

— not used by Minoans, 11. 344

— in Cyprus, iv. 143, 163, 166

— used in Anatolia, 11. 345

— in Dalmatia, iv. 153

-------in Greece, n. 345

— in Egypt, 1. 509, iv. 157

■-------by barbarian archers on silver rhyton

— in Gournia, iv. 142, 143, 158, 160

from Mycenae, 11. 344, 345

— in Greece, IT. 153

Sling-stones, haematite, from Hissarlik, ill. 99

— in Kalinovo, tended by British officers, iv.

— limestone, from outside tomb on Acropolis

154

at Mycenae, 11. 345

— in Knossos, primitive character of, iv. 158,

Smaland, hut-urns from, 11. 132 n. 4

!59

Smalle, hut-urn from, 11. 132 n. 4

-------in House S.W. of S.W. Treasury House,

Smalt, see Kyanos

1. 138, 143, 158-61

Smith, Mr. Sidney, on lapis lazuli cylinder from

-------in L.M. II house N. of Koulouras of

Knossos, iv. 424

W. Court, iv. 76

-------on vase from Khafaje, iv. 819 n. 5

-------in connexion with Temple Tomb, iv.

Smyrna, Graeco-Roman relief with bull-sports

1014,1015

from, in. 229

— in Kumasa, iv. 142, 143, 147, 158 n. 2, 160,

— signet-ring with bull-sports from, ill. 225

163

Snails, see Sea-snails

— in Lithuania, iv. 150

Snake, associated with Minoan Goddess, 11.469,

— in Livonia, iv. 150 n. 2

iv. 24, 159, 186, 187, 406: and see under

— in Prinia, iv. 142, 143, 158, 160

Goddess

— in Rome, iv. 152

-------with Juno Sospita, II. 52

— in Serbia, iv. 153

-------with Wazet, 1. 289

— tables for, iv. 149, 150, 157, 158 n. 2, 166

— diet of, iv. 158

n. 2

-------traditionally honey, iv. 156-8

Snake-frame, construction of, 1 v. 175

— natural knots and interlacings of, IV. 176,

— connected with bows, double axe, and horns

177

of consecration, iv. 168, 175

— on figures of Minoan Goddess, 1. 223 n. 3,

— religious significance of, iv. 168

235. 289, 291, 469, 486, 495, 507, 508, 523,

— on bead-seals from Psvchro and Ialysos, iv

11. 237, 317 n. 2, 323, 540, 744, 793, in.

168

438-42,455, iv. 32, 38, no, 177, 179, 193,

— on gold signet-ring from Dendra, iv. 171

465

Snake-sign, 11. 146 n. 1