Tag: Mother Goddess

The Jōmon culture of Japan and the Mother Goddess

Jōmon Figurine Japan Final Jōmon period ca. 1000-300 BCE

The Jōmon culture of Japan and the Mother Goddess The Jōmon culture is one of the oldest and most significant prehistoric cultures in Japan, known for its distinctive pottery, early agricultural practices, and complex social structures. The term “Jōmon” refers to the cord-marked pottery that the culture produced, which became a hallmark of their society. …

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The Tel Halaf culture

Tel Halaf Terracotta Steatopygous Fertility Mother God Idol CA 5000 BCE

The Tel Halaf culture refers to an archaeological culture from the Late Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (approximately circa 6000–3500 BCE) that was centred in what is now north-eastern Syria, in the region of the Khabur River.

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A Global Mother Goddess Cult?

Jomon millennia The Japan Times

A Global Mother Goddess Cult? As I have continued to study the “Venus” Mother Goddess phenomenon, I have begun to build a picture for the development of belief, from the Palaeolithic to the present. The picture that is emerging, could be described as follows, albeit, with the minimal knowledge I have gathered so far: “In …

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The Spider Queen

The Spider Queen in Native American mythology

The concept of the Spider Queen, and the women who align with her archetype, reveals deeper insights into both mythological symbolism and the marginalization of feminine power in society.

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The Vinca Culture

The Vinca culture, (also known as the Vinča culture or Tordos-Vinca culture) was a Neolithic culture that flourished in the Balkans between approximately 5700 BCE and 4500 BCE. In this article, we will focus on the Vinca female figurines and ask if they were portable Mother Goddess idols used by semi nomadic priests and the ruling classes?

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