Μυκηναϊκή Κοσμοκρατορία

Κατάλογος ανθρωποθυσιών σε διάφορους θεούς όπως αναγράφονται στους καταλόγους της Πύλου στην Γραμμική Β.
Σύνολο θυσιασμένων ανθρώπων, 8 γυναίκες και 2 άντρες. 

Ερευνα των Τσάντγουικ και Βέντρις

Πηγή:
 http://www.csun.edu/~hcfll004/mycen.html (κάτω στην σελίδα)

Michael Ventris & John Chadwick, Documents in Mycenaean Greek second ed. (Cambridge 1973), Document #172 (from Pylos), page 463:

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[front]

`In the month of PLOWISTOS. Pylos sacrifice sat PA-KI-JA-NA and brings gifts and leads victims:

• For the Mistress (Potnia):  one gold cup, one woman
• For Mnasa:              one gold bowl, one woman
• For Posidaeia [Poseidon'swife]:  one gold bowl, one woman
• For the Thrice-Hero:                       one gold cup
• For the Lord of the House:             one gold cup

[back]

Pylos brings sacrifices at the Shrine of Poseidon, and the City leads and brings gifts, and leads victims: For Gwoia (and) Komawenteia: one gold cup, two women

Pylos sacrifices at the shrines of PERSE and IPHIMEDEIA and DIWIA [Mrs.Zeus] and brings gifts and leads victims:

• For PERSE:  one gold bowl, one woman
• For IPHIMEDEIA:          one gold bowl
• For DIWIA:       one gold bowl, one woman
• For HERMES AREIA:  one gold cup, one man

Pylos sacrifices at the Shrine of Zeus and brings gifts and leads victims:

• For ZEUS:                 one gold bowl, one man
• For HERA:              one gold bowl, one woman
• For DRIMIOS, son of Zeus:   one gold bowl

Pylos [.... (the tablet breaks off) .....]

TOTAL: 4 cups, 8 bowls, 2 men, 8 women