Introduction
The king and queen in art
The king and queen as high priests
Thrones of gods
thrones of kings
The house of God
Who sees the gods face to face?
Minoan prophecy and royal power
The cosmic mountain as a frontier
The double axe, the ankh, and the ox head
The rosette, half-rosette, and "incurved altar"
Minoan afterlife beliefs
The solar goddess of kingship
The storm god
Translating the gods of the religious koine
Conclusions : a tribute to Sir Arthur Evans.