The goddess obscured

By Pamela C. Berger

Subjects: Paganism, Gods, Heiligenverehrung, Worship, Goddesses, Getreide, Vruchtbaarheid, Cult, Geschichte, Christianity and other religions, Devotion to, Gedaanteverwisseling, Attributes, Schutzpatronin, History, Godinnen, Christian saints, Grain goddesses

Description: Recounts the story of the grain protectress, an image that has persisted from the ancient Near East to the classical world and still survives in folksongs and village celebrations today.