Archivo de categoría: Ethnobotanic

With the name of Minoan was known a pre-Hellenic civilization that arose, developed and eclipsed in Crete an island located in the waters of the Mediterranean Aegean between 3000 and 1100 B. C. E. Its society was characterized by a naturalistic, peaceful and sensitive spirit, traits that it would reflect in its religion, as well as in all aspects of its life. One of its most relevant religious practices would focus on the cult of the tree, a symbol of fertility.