Discusses the cultural background and meaning of ten goddesses, including Aphrodite, Isis, Athena, Durga, Laksmi, and Sita

Presents a collection of legends, rituals, and prayers from around the world regarding women as goddesses and heroines.

This collection of ancient images of women as goddesses and heroines brings together legends, rituals, and prayers from China, Celtic Europe, South America, Afr

This text takes the story from the Renaissance to the Baroque. Each chapter focuses on a particular god and recounts the tales of that deity, not as they appear

Britomartis, goddess of the moon, was a clever, active girl who loved to hunt with her bow and arrows.... Britomartis was sacred to fishermen, hunters and sailo