objectLabrysObjects · SymbolsA double-axe of Minoan and later Greek image. Not a carpenter’s axe, not a labyrinth, and not every later political reuse of the form.Hellenic religionLabrys appears in Hellenic religion.Pausanias notes the double axe among Cretan and sanctuary mark speech. A named labrys in that periegesis, not a generic axe dump and not a modern neopagan reprint alone.from Pausanias · Description of Greece, c. 150–180 CEappears in · sourced · documentedsourcesDescription of Greece · PausaniasPausanias, Description of Greece.