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Into the labyrinth of The snake goddess

Introduction

Exercises in ekphrasis: the Goddess

Exercises in ekphrasis: the Goddess

Close-up of the replicas of the two Minoan Snake Goddesses now in the Ashmolean Museum.

'The Many Lives of a Snake Goddess' project compares how different genres and styles shape our engagement with these figurines.   

Into the labyrinth

Exercises in ekphrasis: the Goddess

Exercises in ekphrasis: the Goddess

Exercises in ekphrasis: the Goddess

Close up head and shoulders of drawing by Bagge of Goddess from 1903

This page introduces audio descriptions of the Snake Goddesses, in three distinct layers (in progress).

Goddess Descriptions

Exercises in ekphrasis: the Votary

Exercises in ekphrasis: the Goddess

Exercises in ekphrasis: the Votary

Back view of the replica of the Snake Goddess holding snakes up in the air.

This page introduces audio descriptions of the Snake Goddesses, in three distinct layers (in progress).

Votary Descriptions

Slow looking and mindfulness

Three writings by Tanvir Bush

Exercises in ekphrasis: the Votary

Head of drawing of larger Snake Goddess, by Helper Bagge (copyright Ashmolean Museum)

Limina Collective (Karly Allen and Lucia van der Drift) present a trilogy of unguided viewing, slow looking and a mindfulness approach.  

Unguided looking, slow looking and mindfulness

Three writings by Tanvir Bush

Three writings by Tanvir Bush

Three writings by Tanvir Bush

Bottom half of two Minoan Snake Goddess figurines, copyright Ashmolean Museum.

Tanvir Bush is a blind creative writer, who describes her engagement with the Minoan Snake Goddesses through fragments and touch. 

Tanvir Bush's readings

Fifteen poems by Ruth Padel

Three writings by Tanvir Bush

Three writings by Tanvir Bush

Top half of the replica of the Minoan votary from the Ashmolean Museum (their copyright)

Award-winning poet Ruth Padel has created 15 new poems reflecting on her personal take on these iconic figures and Minoan Crete.

Ruth Padel's readings

Transcript and Booklet of Material (E-Book and PDF)

E-book (In English)E-book for Greek event (in Greek)

Booklet MLSG (pdf)

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