Great Mother
A universal goddess figure worshipped in Wiccan and neopagan traditions, believed to be a single divine entity known by many names across different cultures. She is understood to be the same goddess worshipped under various guises throughout history, echoing the ancient Roman belief that Isis was known by ten thousand names. All acts of love and pleasure are considered sacred to her.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Worshipped today by Wiccans and other neopagans as one universal divinity known under many guises.
Relationships
- manifests as
- Diana, Astarte, Melusine, Aphrodite, Cerridwen, Dana, Arianrhod, Isis, bride, Artemis (Diana), Demeter
- parent of
- Aradia
- syncretized with
- Astarte, Diana, Melusine, Aphrodite, Cerridwen, Dana, Arianrhod, Isis, bride, Artemis (Diana), Hecate
- co occurs with
- Europa, Dark Goddess, Huntress, Divine Principle, Hades, Persephone, drakaina
- has aspect
- Diana, Grain Goddess
Mentioned by
Sources
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“Listen to the words of the Great Mother, who was of old also called Artemis; Astarte; Diana; Melusine; Aphrodite; Cerridwen; Dana; Arianrhod; Isis; Bride; and by many other names.”
#19677 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“He does not release the Great Mother (Demeter) despite his promise, and suddenly the Rope Makers are there with Drakaina. The slaves disappear into the trees, regroup and attack the Rope Makers (Spartans). The blood from the battle revives the goddess, and she confronts Latro flanked by her lion and wolf.”
#43203 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The dead, who returned to the Great Mother, were objects of a sort of hero-worship.”
#43750 · extracted by nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b:free