mother goddess

mother goddess
A goddess, often portrayed as the Earth Mother, who serves as a general fertility deity, the bountiful embodiment of the earth.

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  • Mother goddess — Earth Mother redirects here. For other uses, see Mother Earth. Upper Paleolithic, Venus von Willendorf, estimated to have been carved 24,000–22,000 BCE Mother goddess is a term used to refer to a goddess who represents motherhood, fertility,… …   Wikipedia

  • Mother Goddess — Hinduism. 1. Kali. 2. Parvati. * * * ▪ religion       any of a variety of feminine deities and maternal symbols of creativity, birth, fertility, sexual union, nurturing, and the cycle of growth. The term also has been applied to figures as… …   Universalium

  • Mother Goddess — Hinduism. 1. Kali. 2. Parvati …   Useful english dictionary

  • Goddess worship — (also Goddess spirituality, Goddess veneration) is a general description for the veneration of a female goddess or goddesses. Goddess worship was widespread in antiquity, notably with the cults of Cybele and Demeter. In Hinduism, goddess worship… …   Wikipedia

  • Mother Earth — may refer to: Mother Nature, a common metaphorical expression for the Earth and its biosphere as the giver and sustainer of life Mother Earth (deity), a Slavic deity Gaia (mythology), the Greek mythological goddess personifying the earth Terra… …   Wikipedia

  • Mother Divine — is a term used by followers of Hinduism to refer to the Mother of the Universe. She is also referred to as various manifestations of the Divine Feminine as Shakti (the Mother of the Universe), Parvati (the wife of Lord Shiva), Saraswati (consort… …   Wikipedia

  • Goddess — For other uses, see Goddess (disambiguation). A statue of the Hindu goddess Saraswati …   Wikipedia

  • Goddess movement — The Goddess movement is a loose grouping of social and religious phenomena growing out of second wave feminism, predominantly in North America, Western Europe, Australia and New Zealand in the 1970s, and the metaphysical community as well.… …   Wikipedia

  • Mother Hulda — For other uses, see Holda. Mother Hulda as shown in the Efteling Mother Hulda is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and first published in 1812 as part of Children s and Household Tales. It was originally known as Frau Holle and… …   Wikipedia

  • Mother — Numerous terms redirect here. For other uses, see Mother (disambiguation), Mom (disambiguation), Mommy (disambiguation), Moms (disambiguation), Mum (disambiguation), Motherhood (film), and Mothering (magazine) …   Wikipedia

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