The rich history of the islanders' spirituality begins with the second millennium BC, when there appeared the first European civilization. Minoans - and we are talking about them - this is one of the most mysterious cultures in human history. Although we know little about it, assumed the leading role it played by women. The Great Mother - the Goddess was the main deity, the patron of fertility, harvest and queen of the world dead. Masculine represented in Minoan religion god of fertility. According to the Minoan beliefs, this god was born and died in accordance with the periods of changing seasons. Worshiped as a bull, whose role is still not entirely clear. We only know that it was used for sacrifices, as well as unsafe jumping ceremony, practiced only in Crete. Today, almost all Cretans are Orthodox Christians. Head of all the local churches (as well as the Dodecanese and the Autonomous Republic of Mount Athos) is the Patriarch of Constantinople.
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