论米诺的彼世信仰

The Minoan Afterlife Beliefs

现存的米诺书写资料尚未有关于米诺彼世信仰的表述,唯一的资料源自公元前14世纪,主要是公元前13世纪的米诺彩绘石棺。尽管彩绘石棺的形状各异,但其上刻画的场景却大致相同。彩绘石棺描述的是米诺冥界的图景,用来指引亡灵的旅行,并表明他们的最后归宿。通常而言,米诺石棺描述的冥界位于大海深处,其间生长着植物、鱼类以及软体动物。对于米诺人而言,亡灵旅行的最终目的并非是冥界,而是抵达太阳之地即天堂。

No Minoan texts that elucidate Minoan afterlife beliefs have remained and the only material is from the painted larnaxes dating to the 14 th century（ BC） and mainly the 13 th century（ BC）. Though those larnaxes are of various shapes,the scenes on them are roughly the same that are topographical maps depicting the landscapes in the netherworld to guide the dead on the journey to their destination. Generally,the netherworld depicted on the larnaxes is located in the depths of the sea,replete with plants,fish,and mollusks. For the Minoans,the ultimate destination of the dead is not the netherworld but the land of the sun,namely,the paradise.