 Many Minoan statues and statuettes seem to express a pride.The snake goddess's Minoan name may be related with "A-sa-sa-ra", a possible interpretation of inscriptions found in Linear A texts.Although Linear A is not yet deciphered, Palmer relates tentatively the inscription "a-sa-sa-ra-me" which seems to have accompanied goddesses, with the Hittite "išhaššara", which means "mistress".