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The Goddess and the Bull

A Study in Minoan-Mycenaean Mythology
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The Goddess and the Bull defines and describes the aspects of the Mother Goddess as an archetype. Through this study, the role of the feminine comes to light as one of the most important facets of the Minoan-Mycenaean culture. By examining the feminine emphasis in the Bronze Age world of religion and science, the study of the Goddess changes our views of ancient cultures such as this one. The relationship between the Goddess and the Bull forms the basis of the study of the astronomer priestesses of the Minoan-Mycenaean culture. Their relationship and the iconology that surround it, reveals their interest in cycles of the moon, the sun, and the stars. The Bull also becomes an icon of regeneration and resurrection by measuring its progression through the night sky in cycles of time beyond the year. Amazingly, the Minoan's scientific observations are based on information from as far back as the Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras, which has been transferred to their culture through the celebration of the Goddess and her consort and son, the Bull.

Author Biography:

Helen Benigni graduated with a Ph.D. in American Literature from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1989. She is Professor at Davis and Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia where she teaches composition, literature, and comparative mythology. The first book she wrote is entitled The Myth of the Year: Returning to the Origin of the Druid Calendar (2003). She is the author of The Goddess and the Bull. Barbara Carter graduated with a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Colorado in 1967 where she also did extensive graduate work. She is responsible for the astronomy, the calculations and contributing ideas for both The Myth of the Year and The Goddess and the Bull. Currently, she is a professional astrologer and owner of Grouse Haven Astrology in Elkins, West Virginia.
Release date NZ
October 29th, 2007
Audiences
  • Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Undergraduate
Contributor
  • Edited by Miriam Robbins Dexter
Pages
110
Dimensions
153x230x9
ISBN-13
9780761838340
Product ID
3617147

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