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Motherhood
Motivation (See INDUCEMENT.) Mourning (See GRIEF.) Asherah mother of the gods; counterpart of Gaea. [Canaanite Myth.: Benét, 57] Great Mother; goddess of nature and reproduction. [Phrygian Myth.: Parrinder, 68; Jobes, 400]
Idaean nymph; nursed the infant Zeus. [Gk. Myth.: Howe, 74] (Anu) divine procreator and guardian of gods and mortals. [Celtic Myth.: Parrinder, 72] virgin mother of Krishna. [Hindu Myth.: Parrinder, 76] the “great goddess,” wife of Shiva; “Mother.” [Hindu Myth.: Parrinder, 77] earth and mother goddess. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 108] apotheosized as mother of Christ. [N.T.: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John] often titled Great Mother of the Gods. [Gk. Myth.: NCE, 1796] popular name for the painter’s “Arrangement in Grey and Black, No. 1: The Artist’s Mother.” [Am. Art: EB, 19:814–815] Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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