The language of the goddess : unearthing the hidden symbols of western civilization / Marija Gimbutas ; [foreword by Joseph Campbell]
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New York :
Thames & Hudson,
2001.
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Table of Contents:
- Chevron and V as Bird Goddess symbols
- Zig-zag and M sign
- Meander and waterbirds
- Breasts of the Bird Goddess
- Streams
- Eyes of the Goddess
- Open mouth/beak of the Goddess
- Giver of crafts: associations with spinning, weaving, metallurgy, and musical instruments
- The ram, animal of the bird goddess
- Net motif
- Tri-line and power of three
- Vulva and birth
- Deer and bear as primeval mothers
- Snake
- Earth mother
- Power of two
- Male gods and daimones
- Symbols of death
- Egg
- Columns of life
- Regenerative vulva: triangle, hourglass, and bird's claws
- Ship of renewal
- Frog, hedgehog, and fish
- Bull, bee, and butterfly
- Spiral, lunar cycle, snake coil, hook and axe
- Opposed spirals, whirls, comb, brush, and animal whirls
- Hands and feet of the Goddess
- Standing stones and circles.