Covering 30,000 years of goddess worship, this fascinating book is
the first and most comprehensive biographical dictionary devoted
exclusively to mythological deities. Spanning 30,000 years of
goddess worship, Goddesses in World Mythology provides access to
nearly 11,500 entries from many cultures: Greek, Celtic, Indian,
African, Chinese, Slavic, Mesoamerican, Japanese, and more.
Organized alphabetically within geographical regions such as Egypt,
the Far East, Oceania, North America, and the Himalayan region,
entries identify each goddess by her most common anthropological,
mythological, or religious name, then identifies the culture
recognizing that goddess, summarizing her powers or attributes,
often providing a brief story characterizing her personality and
motivations. The most comprehensive and comprehensible work of its
kind, Goddesses in World Mythology features two indexes that divide
the goddesses by name and attribute, over 2,000 cross references
that guide the reader to other entries, and an extensive
bibliography. This unique and easy to use guide shows that
goddesses were not just wives, sisters, mothers, or fertility
figures, but supreme deities themselves. Includes two indexes,
arranged by name and attribute, and an extensive bibliography for
further research Extensive cross references show the surprisingly
intricate relationship of certain goddesses across cultures,
regions, and time Nearly 11,500 entries with coverage of goddesses
from countries and legend across the globe
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