@artemiscollective: Linear A News 🏺 | We might finally have some Linear A news! Researcher Michael Schümann has a proposed translation that might reveal the true origins of Dionysus and Demeter. That being said, this still has not been peer reviewed, and should be treated as a hypothesis. But, I will certainly keep my eyes on this and update when (or if) there is more news. Sources: Schümann, Michael. "The Linear A Inscription IO Za 2 – A Ritual Invocation from the Sanctuary of Tinu and Ida-Mate." Zenodo, 2026. "Linear A Inscription Points to Minoan Origins of Greek Gods Dionysos and Demeter." Greek Reporter, August 14, 2026. "3,500-Year-Old Linear A Prayer May Reveal Minoan Roots of Dionysus and Demeter." SOTT.net, August 2026. "A Linear A Inscription Found on the Island of Crete Reveals a Minoan Ritual." La Brújula Verde, August 13, 2026. Nilsson, Martin P. The Minoan-Mycenaean Religion and Its Survival in Greek Religion. 2nd ed. Lund: Gleerup, 1950. Burkert, Walter. Greek Religion. Translated by John Raffan. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1985. Homeric Hymn to Demeter. Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. In Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns and Homerica. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press (Loeb Classical Library), 1914. Whitmarsh, Jason. "How Sir Arthur Evans Misinterpreted the Complex Deities of Ancient Minoan Crete." The Collector, February 25, 2026. #ancienthistory #ancientgreece #greekmythology #bronzeage #minoans
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dytanian13 :
Minoans are just the Father civilization of the Greeks just how Rome is the baby to Greece in many ways
2026-09-19 00:31:35
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liz :
I hear "linear A news" and I AM SAT
2026-09-18 22:59:15
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Laika come home :
The Greeks loved just taking gods and running lol
2026-09-19 02:16:15
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jules filmsis :
happy for them 💚💜
2026-09-19 02:28:58
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Elle17 :
Possible progress of interpreting Linear A?!?!!! I’M SAT!!!
2026-09-25 12:43:28
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Aria :
Well yeah. Dionysus's wife Ariadne was Minoan.
2026-09-19 02:29:07
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sketdad :
My classicist self just activated like a sleeper agent upon hearing "Linear A news"
2026-09-18 23:25:04
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Sienna :
I’m honestly not surprised about Dionysus being Minoan. I’m pretty sure the whole labrynth mythology as we know it today was plagiarised off of Minoan mythology. Like I read somewhere that Ariadne was one of the main goddesses, hence I wouldn’t be too surprised about Dio coming from there too. I’m pretty sure Rhea actually originates there as well right?
2026-09-19 00:44:20
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christosgeralis :
They have deciphered 30 words from Linear A most of which are Greek or some might be Greek. If they prove that the Minoans spoke Greek then the whole Indo-European bs theory will collapse. The Minoans had no Indo-European dna while the Mycenaeans only had a 10-15%.
They will have to attribute the European linguistic similarities to the Neolithic Farmers language who actually made all the megalithic civilizations in Europe and not to the primitive nomads from the stepes of Eurasia (silly propaganda of the 19th century that still carries on). Now, if the gods prove to be Minoans, again the Indo-European bs theory collapses because all the deities in Europe (Greek, Celtic, Norse) look similar and sometimes the same. It will mean that ancient European religions came from the Neolithic Farmers and not the IE.
When it comes to linguistic comparison, the academics act as if the Neolithic Farmers language never existed. They only speak of the IE language although they have never ever found anything to support their bs. They even dared to reconstruct that language out of pure imagination. They are not to be trusted! They have built their careers on such bs IE theories and I don't think they will give up so easily. Maybe that's the reason the non IE Etruscan language hasn't been deciphered yet too or has it in secret...?
2026-09-26 00:05:30
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SiriusGiggles :
I also like to believe Dionysus was actually a god from Georgia (were wine was said to originate) and was just folded into the Greek culture like Aphrodite
2026-09-19 01:56:55
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Amy S. Hart :
ive just finished writing my dissertation on early dionysus and a project piece on demeter myths.
the way this content has hit my feed is both so cool and actively jumpscaring me
2026-09-19 06:50:14
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bardaficer :
“We have some Linear A-“
2026-09-19 07:56:15
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Jasmin * booktok 🍉 :
I was about to go to sleep but HOW ON EARTH AM I GONNA SLEEP WHEN THERE ARE LINEAR A NEWS?!
2026-09-18 22:36:30
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Mollie🥀 :
I have an exam tomorrow and a large portion of it is on the Minoans. I've been thinking about Linear A all day 🥹🫶🏻
2026-09-19 02:38:49
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Josh :
LINEAR A IM SAT
2026-09-26 21:21:56
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Bffryoudumbasshoe 🇹🇷 :
I think Dionysus being Minoan is obvious, but it’s great to have stronger proof. His connection to Ariadne alone strengthens this
2026-09-19 01:30:05
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Ovid Mauricio :
It pisses me off that we can’t read Linear A
2026-09-19 10:38:30
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Lindsey Nicole | Writer :
Dionysus really is just in every religion because he gets bored
2026-09-19 02:58:15
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JustasJuozas :
Shrek was a Minoan God too
2026-09-19 07:04:15
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itsally :
dionysus was one of my favourite mythical figures. i even named my cat after him, this is so cool to learn! [Starry hearts]
2026-09-19 03:56:59
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Patsdiamanté :
This stuff really gets me. So Aphrodite came in from Cyprus and the ‘mother’ Goddess in Knossos and Phaistos is Demeter. I can see Dionysus there too. I’d love this to get translated (Linear A).
2026-09-19 06:53:49
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Bffryoudumbasshoe 🇹🇷 :
Do you think Demeter being from Crete might be what connects Persephone and Dionysus? Some of the older Orphic stories about Dionysus claim him as the son of Zeus and Persephone, and he’s also associated with the religious movement that Demeter and Persephone were apart of
2026-09-19 01:38:22
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salt_window :
Minoan is pre-ancient Greek. I studied both Linear A & B years ago.
2026-09-18 23:10:35
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CharcuteriezNutz :
Linear A discoveries?! Let me hop over.
2026-09-19 00:27:08
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Alvie :
Interesting, I always assumed that Demeter had Indo-European origins, and that the word meter was a cognate of mater or mother. As for Zeus having been born in Crete, it makes me wonder if the Mycenaeans merged their sky god Dyeus Pater with an already existing Minoan god.
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