Mother
The Mother is the Light Goddess. Together with the Crone and the Maiden, she represents part of the circle of life.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 100 CE
- Attested period
- 100 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Aspect of the Triple Goddess as described by Robert Graves.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Maiden, Ana, Nimue, Kore, Hera Pais, Hera Teleia, Hera Khera, Moira, Ilythia, Callone, Ngame, Autogenes, Kalyptos, Protophanes, Double Powerful Invisible Spirit, Horned God, Hecate, Persephone
- aspect of
- Triple Goddess
- manifests as
- Barbelo
- parent of
- Moon
- has aspect
- Maris
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“together with the Mother (Light Goddess) and the Maiden (Day Goddess), she represents part of the circle of life.”
#6034 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Ronald Hutton argues that the concept of the triple moon goddess as Maiden, Mother, and Crone, each facet corresponding to a phase of the moon, is a modern creation of Graves'”
#19098 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In the story as related by Plutarch, "the Moon wanted her mother to weave for her a garment to fit her measure; and the mother said, "How can I weave it to fit your measure? For now I see you full and round, and at another time crescent-shaped, and at still another but little more than half your full size."”
#20264 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The Holy Book of the Great Invisible Spirit refers to a divine emanation called 'Mother', who is also identified as the Barbēlō.”
#25454 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001