GREAT MOTHER


Meaning of GREAT MOTHER in English

a vaguely defined deity symbolizing maternity, the fertility of the earth, and femininity in general; the central figure in the religions of ancient Anatolia, the Near East, and the eastern Mediterranean, later sometimes taking the form of a specific goddess, as Cybele, Rhea, or Demeter. Also called The Great Goddess .

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .