Happy Mother’s Day: Mommy Goddess Part 1 — Very Ancient Mommies

From long before recorded history, (as far back as 24,000 years ago, and do I daresay before the advent of the Father God), humans worshipped Mother Goddesses—primordial figures symbolizing not only the eternal creativity of women but of our earth herself.   Many of these Goddesses were represented as small sculptures carved from stone and have been found all over the planet, in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas.

Below are 3 statues of Mother Goddesses from paleolithic times.  Their huge bellies and voluptuous breasts were symbolic of fertility and the mysteries of creation.

As you can see, none of them are wearing adornments of any kind.   It will take thousands more years before depictions of the Goddess include jewelry.

This one is my favorite — she looks like a bee goddess too—

Posted: May 4th, 2010 under Uncategorized.