The spirit world was an important aspect of the Minoan Civilization, as these people believed that the gods present in the numerous events of everyday life, from their own actions to natural events. Each of these gods was related to the different parts of everyday life, controlling these different aspects. One of the most interesting facts about the gods worshipped on the island of Crete is that they were all female, and the “Mother Goddess” was the goddess of the highest authority. Archeologists have found on the island of Crete evidence of what appears to have been human sacrifice. In one excavation, Yannis Sakellarakis, a Greek archaeologist who specialized in Minoan Prehistory, found the remains of a young adult male, who was
