[Greek] The Goddess of the Sea or Mistress of the Fishes has a very old origin in the Greek tradition. She appears already in the iconography of the Minoan and Mycenaean art, sometimes called by the scholars the Goddess of the Navigation or the Mother and Mistress of the sea creatures, a counterpart of the Mistress of the Animals. The shrines dedicated to the Sea Goddess existed in the Minoan seashore, where her religious cult and the marine festivals were probably celebrated. There is also a suggestion about a sea-journeying goddess in the boat with a shrine, who was represented on the Minoan golden rings. According to some hypotheses this traveling goddess had to give a divine protection around the whole Creta island. As we can suppose from some findings also the Mycenaeans were worshipping the Sea Goddess or Mistress of the Fishes, who could be similar with the Syrian fish goddess Atargatis. She is depicted, touching two big fishes or dolphins, on a seal-ring of cornelian and gold, found...
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