Velchanos
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title:
Velchanos
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Velchanos, properly Welchanos, Gelchanos, or Elchanos, is an ancient Minoan god associated with vegetation and worshipped in Crete. He was one of the main deities in the Minoan pantheon, alongside a Mother Goddess figure who appears to have been his mother and consort, with the two participating in an hieros gamos. The cult of Velchanos was likely influenced by the Mesopotamian deity Dumuzid. Following the rise of Mycenaean Greece and contact with the Minoans, Velchanos' cult influenced that of
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Ancient Minoan god associated with Zeus
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velchanos
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2024-04-05T05:29:13Z
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