The double-axe motif is central to Mycenaean iconography, nearly omnipresent and enigmatic in meaning, even modern art-historians and archaeologists. In this paper Margaret Waits offers an explanation for the symbol of the double-axe with special reference to the religions of Greece and Asia Minor. After examining the origin, meaning, and application of the symbol, she proceeds to point out its possible utility in the interpretation of the complicated mysteries of the Cabiri. The paper is interesting as much for its illustration of just how little information is available to explain even basic facets of Mycenaean culture as it is for its interesting and still popular conclusion. Students of Mycenaean archeology and culture will find this an illuminating companion to a study of this early stage in the development of Greek culture.