Biography
Expert on Minoan Civilization & Ritual
Dr. Nanno Marinatos
Professor Marinatos served at the University of Illinois, Chicago, where she specialized in ancient religion, iconography, and political ideology. Her work on Bronze Age Crete and Minoan civilization has contributed significantly to debates on ritual authority and divine symbolism. As the daughter of renowned archaeologist Spyridon Marinatos.
She continues a legacy deeply rooted in archaeological discovery and classical inquiry.
Nanno Marinatos with Clairy Palyvou guiding friends at Akrotiri, Thera. (Santorini)
Marinatos has, perhaps, been the most staunch supporter of the existence of a Minoan Solar (Sun) Goddess. Her main work concerning the topic was a 2010 book titled Minoan Kingship and the Solar Goddess wherein made a case for the existence of a sole ‘Solar Goddess’ on the basis of recent evidence. In general, her argument relies on the interpretation of motifs found in Minoan material culture: ring seals, frescoes, and palace inscriptions. Marinatos’ 2010 book was predicated on a 2009 journal article she wrote in favor supporting Evan’s view that the Solar Goddess (Minoan Solar Proto-Deity) was an established figure inherited from Egyptian cultureand its affinity for solar religion
