Among the main archaeologic finds of religious significance are the double axes used as cult objects or votaries. They were most likely a symbol of the sacrificial bull. The cult axes were large and the votive axes were small. Apart from the palaces and settlements, such as Nirou Khani, Agia Triada, Tylissos, Gournia, Palaikastro, Platanos and Knossos, votive axes have also been found in sacred caves such as Arkalochori, Psychro and Skoteino.

Double axes are often depicted on pots and seals, between sacred horns, on bulls' heads or suspended from helves. The devotional scene on the Agia Triada sarcophagus depicts double axes on leaf-covered helves, and there is a birdlike effigy of the deity perched on a pedestal on the top.
The shape of the double axe often appears in Minoan iconography and pottery painting together with the sacred knot and floral decoration. It also occurs on sacred pots and carved onto the pillars of sacred crypts and palace walls. The correlation of the symbol of the double axe with linguistic tradition is very interesting. The word for double axe 'pelekus' in the Carian language was 'labrys', a name likely associated with the name of the palace of Knossos, 'labyrinthos', which signified the palace of the double axe.
The ritual double axe with two openings of equal size is more rare. This type derives from the Middle East where it occurs in the graves of the royal tombs of Byblos and in religious scenes. On mainland Greece only one such double axe has been found, in the Vapheio tomb dating to the Late Helladic II A period.