Bird goddess

Bird goddess

The term Bird goddess was coined by Marija Gimbutas with relation to Neolithic Europe. The Vinca culture, in particular, had a bird goddess. Griffen (2005) even claims to have discovered a sign for the bird goddess in the Vinča signs.

Later goddesses with associations with birds include Nut and Athena [http://www.fjkluth.com/athena.html] and perhaps Circe.

Gimbutas also identified a "Lady of the Beasts" (the female analogon of Pashupati), a bear goddess and a snake goddess.

ee also

*augur
*language of the birds
*Horus
*Leda (mythology)

Literature

*Gimbutas, Marija and Campbell, Joseph, "The Language of the Goddess", Thames & Hudson (2001) ISBN 0-500-28249-8


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