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  Labrys Atlanta Lesbian Magazine
Labrys Atlanta is currently distributed throuout Atlanta and is expanding internationally.
Labrys Atlanta is intended to provide a megaphone for the alternative womyn's population worldwide.
Labrys was created so that we may agree and disagree together as a community.
www.labrysatl.com /home.php   (327 words)

  
  A site of lesbian and bisexual women from Moldova
The Labrys (Labris) is a double-sided hatchet or axe, which, in accordance with archaeological data, was widely used in ancient Europe, Africa and Asia as both a battle weapon and harvesting tool.
The Labrys is used in the ornaments in close connection with the sun disk, “earthy” motives of an ox, and such symbols of the sky as a bird and dragon.
In ancient agricultural societies the Labrys is a cosmic and solar symbol (V. Danilenko), connecting together elements of the earth (harvest, ox) and the sky (bird and dragon) and reflecting some important functions between the sun and the sky.
www.gay.md /lesbi/eng/story.php?sid=17   (1430 words)

  
  Labrys   (Site not responding. Last check: )
There is a hypothesis of labrys being the etimon behind " labyrinth ", since in the Minoan palace of Knossos, which some identify with the labyrinth of Greek mythology, the labrys is a frequent decoration.
Labrys Listas de discusión sobre literatura, poesías, libros, psicoanálisis y filosofía.
Labrys Listas de discusión sobre literatura, poesias, libros, psicoanálisis y filosofía.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Labrys.html   (176 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Labrys was created in March of 1993 in order to provide a discussion space for lesbians.
Labrys is sure to grow and succeed if you, the members, choose for it to do so.
Labrys does not intend to discriminate; however, it does intend to provide a safe space for lesbians.
www.qrd.org /qrd/electronic/email/labrys   (213 words)

  
 Urban Dictionary: labrys
The labrys is a double headed ritual axe.
The word "labrys" is Minoan in origin and is from the same root as the Latin labus, or lips.
We could tell from her labrys tattoo that Ellen was gay.
www.urbandictionary.com /define.php?term=labrys   (161 words)

  
 Silverweed Women's Symbols
The Spiral is an ancient symbol of the endless flow of energy in the Universe.
The most famous depictions of labrys date from Minoan Crete, a matriarchal culture that thrived between 5.100 and 3.100 years ago.
This labrys is a brooch after an ancient model from Crete.
www.silverweedforwomen.com /english/symbols.htm   (280 words)

  
 Labrys
The Labrys is the doubleheaded axe, known to the Classical Greeks as pelekus (πέλεκυς [1])but which predated the arrival of the Hellenes in the Aegean world.
In the context of the myth of Theseus, the labyrinth of Greek mythology is frequently associated with the Minoan palace of Knossos.
On Greek vase paintings, a labrys sometimes appears in scenes of animal sacrifice, particularly as a weapon for the slaying of bulls.
www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/LX/Labrys.html   (717 words)

  
 Amazons - Labrys Tournament
The Labrys Tournament is held alternate years in Wellington (Auckland Anniversary weekend) and Auckland (Wellington Anniversary weekend).
The labrys is a double-sided hatchet or axe commonly used in ancient European, African, and Asian matriarchical societies as both a weapon and a harvesting tool.
Amazons ruled with a dual-queen system in which one queen was in charge of the army and battle, and the other queen stayed behind to administer the conquered cities.
www.amazons.org.nz /labrys.html   (384 words)

  
 The Battle Axe
The labrys ("lip"), or double-headed axe, was the central ritual symbol and tool prominent in the Cretan region, and was carried only by women.
The labrys is symbol of the female labia at the entrance of the womb and the butterfly, which is connected with rebirth.
In the original Norse feminine Mysteries, the labrys or double-axe of the Valkyries was used.
www.amazonation.com /BattleAxe.html   (435 words)

  
 Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgender Symbols   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The labrys is basically a double bladed axe or hatchet which can be used for both harvesting and as a weapon.
The labrys began to be seen less and less religiously, and soon took on the name "battleaxe" instead.
The labrys was resurrected as a female symbol in the 1970s by a number of lesbian and feminist organizations.
www.lambda.org /symbols.htm   (5133 words)

  
 Labrys :: The Area
Labrys is located in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and only 40 minutes from the heart of Traverse City.
Only two miles from Labrys, Crystal Lake is considered one of the best swimming and boating lakes in the state.
Let Labrys be your "home base" while you explore the wonders of northern Michigan.
www.labryswoods.com /area.html   (397 words)

  
 www.midwiferybooks.com - What is a Labrys?
The arms of the Great Mother, the cycles of women, one blade of the labrys as a symbol of transformative power and protection (see below) and the circle of life are all symbolized by the waxing crescent moon.
The labrys is the sacred double-headed axe which was the scepter of the ancient Amazonian Goddesses who were worshiped under the various names of Gaea, Rhea, Demeter and Artemis.
In addition, the labrys was carried by the legendary all-women Amazon warrior tribes whose stories are found in the myths of ancient Greece, Rome, Africa, Asia Minor and Crete.
www.midwiferybooks.com /labrys.html   (647 words)

  
 Labrys * People, Places, & Things * Greek Mythology: From the Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant
Labrys * People, Places, and Things * Greek Mythology: From the Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant
Stylized double axes; a product of art from the Minoan civilization which dominated the northeastern Mediterranean area from circa 2000-1500 BCE.
Cut and paste the following text for use in a paper or electronic document report.
www.messagenet.com /myths/ppt/Labrys_1.html   (196 words)

  
 Snapshot Diaries World Travel Tales Canada Mississauga Labrys Restaurant
For 10 years now, Labrys has operated as a family dining restaurant at the same location in Mississauga, on Lorne Park Road just north of Lakeshore Road West.
Labrys menu closely follows the tenets of the diet, Litsardakis says.
Labrys -- the name of the two-bladed Minoan axe -- offers some four dozen vintage and consignment wines in premises newly decorated in Cretan-style blue and golden yellow, with hand-blown Minoan-style light fixtures, warm woods and a tiled fountain under a large skylight echoing the theme.
www.snapshotdiaries.com /canada-mississauga-restaurants-labrys.html   (1022 words)

  
 Labrys
[VASILYEVA (L.V.) and SEMENOV (A.M.): Labrys monahos, a new budding prosthecate bacterium with radial symmetry.
nov., budding bacteria isolated from rhizosphere habitats in Japan, and emended descriptions of the genus Labrys and Labrys monachus.
The original spelling, Labrys monahos (sic), has been corrected by the Associate Editor, IJSB 1985.
www.bacterio.cict.fr /l/labrys.html   (508 words)

  
 Labrys   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Das Symbol der Doppelaxt, der Labrys, ist sehr alt.
Die Labrys wurde zum Attribut der kretischen Könige im Labyrinth (dem Haus der Doppelaxt).
Heute gilt die Doppelaxt oder Labrys - wie sie auch genannt wird - in erster Linie als Symbol der Lesben und erst in zweiter Linie als jenes der Feministinnen.
www.lesbenstern.de /symbole/labrys.html   (121 words)

  
 Lesbian owned vacation rental cabins in Honor, Michigan - Labrys Wilderness Resort Cabins   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Welcome to Labrys Wilderness Resort, peacefully situated on a small spring-fed lake at the south end of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, jut half an hour from Traverse City and within walking distance of Lake Michigan.
The land is mostly oak and pine forest.
Labrys is an ideal combination of creature comforts and a wilderness, nature experience.
www.purpleroofs.com /labrys-mi.html   (375 words)

  
 Sign of the Labrys
Such a novel is this, SIGN OF THE LABRYS, the story of a doomed world of the future, saved by recourse to ageless, immemorial rites...
What she is, is what we now would call Wiccan, something that the title of the novel hints of already.
A Labrys is a double headed ritual axe, as used in Minoan religious rites in ancient Greece and later adopted by neopagans.
www.cloggie.org /books/sign-of-the-labrys.html   (696 words)

  
 Ancient Labrys Unearthed in Bulgaria - History Forum
Bulgarian archeologists accidentally unearthed a bronze labrys, a double headed ritual axe, symbol of the King's authority in the history of the Thracian tribes.
The labrys was found during rescue opearions at the Ada Tepe hill, near Krumovgrad.
The bronze labrys is 15cm long and proves Ada Tepe's links to the Minoan culture.
www.simaqianstudio.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=4055   (218 words)

  
 Definition of the word, labrys.
A double-headed axe found in many early cultures but associated primarily with the Minoan civilization.
In Greek mythology, the Goddess Demeter used a labrys as her scepter.
The shrine to Mother Earth at Delphi displays the labrys.
www.blue-moon-manor.com /Glossary/labrys.html   (80 words)

  
 LABRYS: Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered and Questioning Women of Color
LABRYS is an organization that is designed to educate, support and serve lesbian, bisexual, trangendered, and questioning women of color.
Day by Day we are empowering women to love and care for one another.
Our members are more than happy to answer any questions you may have about LABRYS and how you can join.
labryscircle.tripod.com   (152 words)

  
 Labrys Multimedia - CD-ROMs
Labrys Multimedia has over 7 years experience producing CD-ROMS in Macromedia Director.
Our work has included educational and training material, presentations and sales tools and children's games.
If you are interested in receiving one please email us and include your address.
www.labrysmm.co.uk /cdroms.htm   (92 words)

  
 Labrys Jewelry from Mystic Caravan   (Site not responding. Last check: )
An ancient symbol, the labrys has been found in prehistoric art on cave wall and classical Greek artwork.
It was associated with the butterfly and thereby also with the power of transformation.
In modern times, the Labrys has become the symbol of the Amazon, the strong and independant woman who makes her own choices." Silver usually takes about ten days to delivery, and gold takes 2 - 3 weeks.
ancientmemories.com /am/labris.htm   (470 words)

  
 labrys - Definitions from Dictionary.com
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 Labrys Goddess of Crete 8"-Sacred Source
Labrys Goddess of Crete, Dictynna, dances into our universe.
Dressed in nets, She is neither naked nor clad, and lines of force surround Her.
The labrys is also a symbol of the female community of Lesbos who worshipped only the Goddess in nature and in each other.
www.sacredsource.com /prodinfo.asp?number=LGC&variation=&aitem=1&mitem=1   (96 words)

  
 2004: An Olympic Odyssey - a new novel by Heidi Neale & Nick Manolukas
After being scattered on the winds of time for 2500 years, the Goddesses and Gods of Classical Greece reunite for the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens.
From the depths of Hades to the summit of Mount Olympos, they must successfully navigate the realm of dreams and visions if they are to fulfill their destiny of saving the Games.
LABRYS Publishing, Sarasota, FL Distributed by New Leaf,
www.olympicodyssey.com   (260 words)

  
 Goddess in Glastonbury - Kathy Jones' website   (Site not responding. Last check: )
CHIRON IN LABRYS is a book about transformation and the healing of disease in both the sick person and the wounded healer, within the context of the natural cycles and energies of our Mother Earth.
She is the author of several well-loved Goddess books, including In the Nature of Avalon, The Goddess in Glastonbury, The Ancient British Goddess, Spinning the Wheel of Ana, On Finding Treasure, Breast Cancer: Hanging on by a Red Thread and Chiron in Labrys (all Ariadne Publications).
She is a teacher of priestesses, offering with Ren Chapman a three-year training to become a Priestess of Avalon.
www.kathyjones.co.uk /chiron.html   (417 words)

  
 Amazon.com: labrys   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Labrys 3 by Michael Ayrton Issue (Paperback - 1900)
Labrys: Roman by Walter Grond (Unknown Binding - 1989)
THE SEXTUPLETS OF LOQMARIA by Michael Labry (Unknown Binding - 1964)
www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&search-alias=aps&keywords=labrys&page=1   (397 words)

  
 Labrys Multimedia - Designers of database-driven websites and content management systems
Labrys Multimedia - Designers of database-driven websites and content management systems
Labrys Multimedia design and produce web sites and cd-roms.
We are proud of all our work and strive to combine quality design and functionality with cost-efficiency.
www.labrysmm.co.uk   (53 words)

  
 Battle Labrys
The knotwork labrys is here complemented perfectly by the sharp edged band of the sword wielder.
Slicing through the hypocrisy and the fog of deception, to stand in truth.
Be sure to visit Pat Fish's Tattoo Santa Barbara main web site at www.luckyfish.com for lots more tattoo photos, design ideas, and information about tattoo care.
www.luckyfishart.com /battlelabrys.html   (55 words)

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