Great Mother

Great Mother may refer to:

Goddesses

• Mother goddesses of various traditions, representing motherhood, fertility, creation, or the bounty of the Earth:
  • Nammu, Sumerian creation goddess.
  • Cybele, Roman goddess with the title Magna Mater (Latin for "Great Mother")
  • Đạo Mẫu, in Vietnamese tradition
  • Maia (mythology), Roman goddess
  • Prajñāpāramitā Devi in Mahayana Buddhism, known as the "mother of Buddhas" or "Great Mother" (Tibetan: Yun Chenmo)
  • Great Mother, an archetypal image in Analytical psychology

Other uses

• The Great Mother, a book by psychologist Erich Neumann
• Great Mother (Dungeons & Dragons), a deity character in the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game
• Great Father and Great Mother, titles used in North America during the 19th century in interactions with indigenous peoples to refer to various heads of state

See also

• Goddess, a female deity
• Great Goddess, the concept of an almighty goddess or mother goddess, or a matriarchal religion
• Magna Mater (disambiguation)

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