![]() ![]() Hesiod records the story of the birth of the universe, when in the beginning it was only Chaos, Gaia, and Eros. The concept of Mother Earth or Mother Goddess was first recorded in the early 7th century BCE by the great Greek poet Hesiod in his Theogony. Gaia was the great goddess and mother of all creation for the ancient Greeks. The first written reference to the Earth as a mother is traced back to ancient Greek writings. Our ancients did not take this for granted but saw all of these as blessed gifts and therefore considered themselves as children of the earth. Ultimately all life depends on her, she is the force of creation and destruction. Earth supports the whole ecosystem, the sky, the mountains, the trees, the seas and rivers, animals and humans she nurtures and heals all. A cycle that is maintained steadfast: birth, death, and rebirth. They observed and witnessed the plants and animals being born on the earth’s surface, multiplying and finally returning to her, only to come back again through regeneration. The ancients, who had more direct contact and a greater relationship with nature viewed the earth as this gigantic female being who gives birth and continuously creates life. The Early Divine Feminine: Gaia in Ancient Greek Mythology Goddess Tellus relief, Ara Pacis, circa 13- 9 BCE, via Wikimedia Commonsįor our ancestors, the embodiment of the divine feminine was the Earth itself. Today most of the major religions of the world: Islam, Christianity, and Judaism, have a male God, and the only thing that testifies to the existence of a completely different world that celebrates the sacred female comes from the evidence of ancient artefacts from the distant past. The Mother Goddess, often known as Mother Earth, is a matriarchal archetype represented frequently in ancient art and found in various mythologies around the world. For the most part, these societies were matriarchal and developed peaceful cultures, with no fortification up until the appearance of the warrior societies. ![]() ![]() Women had a significant role and acted as priestesses and possibly religious leaders. Societies were structured and operated around these Goddess religions and they were ruled by a collective of priestesses who were devoted to ritual. We find the Goddess religion in many parts of the ancient world long before patriarchal religions took over. In many ancient societies, the nurturing nature of the divine feminine was associated with the concepts of fertility and creation and took the shape of the Great Mother Goddess. From the depths of history, the divine feminine was considered sacred and was worshipped as the matrix of creation. ![]()
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