(Πότνια θηρῶν/Pótnia thērôn, 'Mistress of animals').
A. Preliminary remark
In the study of Greek religion, the PT is the subject of several fundamental theses on the relationships between gods, humans and animals. The PT represented a vital experience in sacrifice and hunting, but also in the dangers of the human sphere of life: the sacralization of killing animals in order to save one's own li…