{"id":1928,"date":"2021-06-13T15:09:40","date_gmt":"2021-06-13T15:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sarpidon-academy.eu\/?post_type=ignition-service&p=1928"},"modified":"2022-05-23T21:19:20","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T21:19:20","slug":"o-pelekys-tou-arkalochoriou","status":"publish","type":"ignition-service","link":"https:\/\/sarpidon-academy.eu\/en\/ignition-service\/o-pelekys-tou-arkalochoriou\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ax of Arkalohori"},"content":{"rendered":"

The  <\/strong>Ax   <\/strong>of  <\/strong>Arkalohori<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Source: el.wikipedia.org<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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The  Ax  Witness<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The  Loser\u2019s  Fate<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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The  bronze  double  ax  was  found  in  the  cave  of  Prophet  Ilias   in  Arkalohori,  Crete,  by  Spyridon    Marinatos   in  1934.<\/span><\/p>\n

There  is  no  date  reference.<\/span><\/p>\n

The  text  is  a  document  of   the  loser\u2019s  fate,  according  to  the  morals  of  the  time,  as  well  as of  the  concept   of  power  in  the  Minoan  Era.<\/span><\/p>\n

We  studied  the  phonetic  values  in  the  actual  text. We understood  it,  we  read   and   rendered   it  into  Modern  Greek,  but  we  also  approached  it  philosophically.<\/span><\/p>\n

Figuration  of  the  phonetic  values  of  the  text.          <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In  our own  approach,  the  phonetic  values  are  formed    as  follows:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u039a\u0391-\u03a1\u0397-\u039d\u03a4\u0391-\u0399-\u039a\u039f-\u039d\u0391-\u0399-\u039c\u0391-\u03a4\u0395-\u0399-\u039d\u03a4\u039f-\u039c\u0391-\u039d\u0391-\u039a\u0397-\u03a1\u0391<\/span><\/p>\n

The  language  of  the  text  is  Greek,  Archaic, typical  of  any   Minoan  text  of  Linear  A  Script. The  grammatical  structure  of   the  text  is  mixed.<\/span><\/p>\n

One  can  identify   Pontic, <\/strong>Macedonian  and  Doric   words, as  well as  Classical  Greek  Language.<\/span><\/p>\n

The  utterance  of  the  words   and  of  the  verbal  types, follows  the  grammatical   rules  of  the  Pontic  and  Macedonian   Dialects, as  well  as  those  of  the  Classical  Greek   Language.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rendition    of  the  text:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u039a\u0391\u03a1\u0397  \u039d\u03a4\u0391\u0399\u039a\u039f\u039d \u039d\u0391\u0395\u0399  \u039c\u0391\u03a4\u0395\u0395\u0399  \u039d\u03a4\u03a9\u039c\u0391\u039d \u039d\u0391\u039a\u0397  \u03a1\u0391<\/span><\/p>\n

The  <\/strong>\u03a4<\/strong>ext  in  Modern  Greek:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

He  puts   the  loser\u2019s  head  on  a stake  (the  humiliation  law)  in  order  to    beat  it.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

(<\/em><\/strong>\u03a4\u03b7\u03bd \u03ba\u03b5\u03c6\u03b1\u03bb\u03ae\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03b5\u03ce\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b5\u03c0\u03af \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ba\u03bf\u03c1\u03c5\u03c6\u03ae\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c3\u03c3\u03ac\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5 (\u03bd\u03cc\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c4\u03af\u03bc\u03c9\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b5\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03ce\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5)\u03ba\u03c5\u03bb\u03af\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03ae\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03c0\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b5\u03bd\u03b5\u03c1\u03b3\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c7\u03c4\u03cd\u03c0\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03c7\u03c9\u03c4\u03cc \u03b5\u03c0\u03af \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b5\u03c6\u03b1\u03bb\u03ae\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u03c6\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03cd\u03c2<\/em><\/strong> \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c3\u03ba\u03cc\u03c4\u03c9\u03c3\u03b5 \u03bd\u03b5\u03ba\u03c1\u03bf\u03cd.<\/em><\/strong>)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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A   Philosophical  Approach:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The   Ax  of  Arkalohori  was  a  symbol  of  power.  It  was  an  effective  tool  for  farmers  and  ship builders, but  a  lethal  weapon  in  the  fighter\u2019s  hands.<\/span><\/p>\n

The  opponent\u2019s   killing   and  his  subsequent  humiliation   are  not  enough  (a  characteristic  of  the  wild  behaviour  of  that  time). The  Ax  cuts  the  loser\u2019s  head  and  it  exposes  it  on  a  stake. <\/span><\/p>\n

A   dreadful  scene  (a  practical  and  clear  power  procedure  however  )<\/span><\/p>\n

Those  who   are   governed  should  be  careful. The  fate  of  the  one  who  arrogates  power,  is  to  be  exposed  on  a   stake. \u201cI  honour  my  existence,  that  is  why   I  fight  for  what  I   manage\u201d. Until  today,  we  are  trying  to  understand  the  roots  of  \u201cventeta<\/em>\u201d  (greek :  \u03b2\u03b5\u03bd\u03c4\u03ad\u03c4\u03b1, a  long-term  quarrel).<\/span><\/p>\n

Not  keeping  a  promise  and  a  cowardly  behaviour,  always  have  a  price.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nowadays,  people  in  Crete  call  this  phenomenon  venteta  (greek :  \u03b2\u03b5\u03bd\u03c4\u03ad\u03c4\u03b1, a  long-term  quarrel)   and  Pontic  Greeks     call  it    \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2<\/em> (anger  about  a  cowardly  behaviour).<\/span><\/p>\n

It  is  worth  narrating  the  following  story:<\/span><\/p>\n

Karanos  was  a  mythical  king   in  Upper  Macedonia\/Ano  Macedonia,  in  the  area  of   Elleimiotida. He  conflicts   with  his  neighbours  in  Eordaia  and  he  wins. The  conflict  is  lethal. While  celebrating  his  victory, his  fighters  cut   6oo  heads  of  dead  people  from  Eordaia,  and  put  them  on  the  dead  people\u2019s  lances, which  are  sunk  into  the  ground. The  festivals   lasted   until  late  at  night,  they  were  drunk  and  they  forgot  to  remove  the  heads.<\/span><\/p>\n

Zeus  became  angry. Then,  he was   transformed  into  a  lion  rushed  on  the  drunk, and   savaged  many  of  them. The  king,   realizing   his  fighters\u2019  irreverence, passed  a  law  to    forbid   the  losers\u2019  humiliation  in  that  way,  from  that  night  on.<\/span><\/p>\n

Maybe this  custom  was  brought  to  Crete  by  the  Dorians,  who used  to  inhabit  the  island. This  ax   may  have  been  the  weapon  the  Dorians   of  Crete  used  in  order  to  fight, as    during  that  period,  they  had  taken  control  of  Arkalohori.<\/span><\/p>\n

As  a  Macedonian,  I  know  this  story  from  the  research  of  the  myths  of  my  area.<\/span><\/p>\n

However,  the  inscriptions  on  the  ax, witness  the  existence  of  this  custom  in  places  other  than  Macedonia.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u03a4he  American  Indians  act  in  the  same  way, cutting  part  of  the  killed  person\u2019s  head, as  a trophy,   and  decorating  their  lances  with  it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some  researchers  consider  them  as  Minoans, and  if  this  is  true, then  this  custom  dates  back  to  the  era  of  the  myth, as  well  as   in    American  Indians\u2019 societies .<\/span><\/p>\n

Maybe  the  exposition  in  public  of  an  animal\u2019s  head,  mainly  having  horns, is  an  alternative  custom  relating  to  the  doctrine: \u201cI  and  the  invaders\u2019  heads  manage  this  place\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Ax Witness
\nThe Loser\u2019s Fate
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