Which of the following gods, found in Linear B tablets, proves the Mycenaean origin of the later Greek pantheon?
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Correct answer: Poseidon
Linear B tablets contain names of familiar Olympian gods such as Zeus, Hera, and Poseidon. This demonstrates a direct cultural and religious continuity between the Bronze Age and later Classical Greece.
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