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labrys (Q837381)

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Cretan double-bladed axe
  • doble-bitted axe
  • double-headed axe
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    labrys
    Cretan double-bladed axe
    • doble-bitted axe
    • double-headed axe

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    AMI - Goldene Doppelaxt.jpg
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    Golden Minoan labrys (double ax), Archaeological Museum in Herakleion. (American English)
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    Labrys
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    According to Plutarch, the Lydian word for double-bitted axe. Since the 1970s, it has been used by the lesbian community as a lesbian feminist symbol to represent women's strength and self-sufficiency. (English)
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