The double-bladed axe was used throughout the Mycenaean world as an apotropaic symbol.
Storytelling is one of our oldest apotropaic rituals; we hope to banish our fears by exposing them.
It is often assumed that any representation of a serpent is apotropaic - that is, it is intended to ward off evil.
The practice of calling on the moon goddess was exclusively carried out by women and had an apotropaic function.
