Allat - Arabian Moon Goddess

She is the Arabian Supreme goddess; The universal source of nourishment, Mother Earth and her fruits. A triple goddess with Al-Uzza and Menat, oaths were sealed with the vow "By the salt, By the fire, and by Al-Lat who is the greatest of all."

An ancient mother and fertility goddess of the pre-Islamic Arabs and mentioned by Herodotus under the name of Alilat, her name means "the Goddess."

In the trinity of desert goddesses, Al-Uzza "the Mighty" represents the virgin warrior facet. She is the desert goddess of the morning star who had a sanctuary in a grove of acacia trees to the south of Mecca where she was worshipped as a sacred stone in the form of a great uncut block of white granite. Menat, the crone facet, ruled fate and death. Her shrine was between Mecca and Medina where she was worshipped in the form of a black uncut stone.

Muhammad once commanded his followers offer prayers to these three "Allah's daughters." Allat was also said to have been the moon goddess of North Arabia. As the crescent and star Allat and Al-Uzza survive on the flags of Arab countries today. Their names are feminine forms of Allah.

At Petra, the Nabataeans venerated a four-sided stone named after Allat, whose son Dusura (in their system) is a version of Tammuz, the vegetation god characterised by a seasonal death and resurrection, who dwells in the underworld for half the year.

Seven priestesses of Allat served at site of the Black Stone in Mecca, who circled it seven times, naked. Today, the tawaf, the sevenfold counterclockwise circuit of the Ka'bah, is a memory of that ancient practice. The polished black stone in Mecca is said to be set in a large solid silver mount which resembles the vulva of the goddess. Abraham begat his son, Ishmael, the ancestor of all Arab peoples, by the goddess on the Black Stone of the Ka'bah.

Pre-Islamic Arabia was quite female-centered and matrilineal. The clan who worshiped Allat credited her with inventing the camel saddle which allowed them to dominate a large area.

[1st Century CE -- Khanaser, Syria]

6" green quartz color resin

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Anahita, Lady of the Beasts 9"

Anahita, the Lioness Lady, Queen of Beasts...was associated with Mithraism, with fertility, and is a direct link to Hindu Durga. If cats are your specialty, then this is your Lady!

[British Museum, 500 BCE]

Midnight blue/bronze colored Ganges clay.

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Asherah 5"

Asherah, often represented as a tree, was the ruling queen of the Semitic pantheon. Her "Tree of Knowledge" bore fruit not only to feed the body, but also to nourish the spirit. As the Holy Communion Goddess, she gives sacred purpose to your baking and cooking. Worship of this Hebrew fertility goddess ensured that matrilineal descent patterns would be protected from patriarchy. After harvest, women molded bread loaves shaped just like this figure, which were then blessed. This was the origin of the communion ritual we still celebrate today. Asherah's name means "holy place." Invite her simple form into your kitchen and your heart.

[Israel Museum, Tel Aviv, c.1400 BCE]

Black fired Ganges Clay.

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Astarte 9" statue

Astarte was another name for Asherah, the consort of Baal, and one of the most deeply venerated fertility goddesses of ancient Babylon. Gracefully swirling her patterned skirt, the goddess waves sheaves of grain while dancing ecstatically. Rise up and call her name!

[Ras Shamra, 1900 BCE]

Golden-sand colored Gypsumstone statue.

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Dreaming Goddess of Malta 7"

Dreaming Goddess of Malta is Goddess of the Shamanic Journey. Following the influence of dream imagery is one of the most ancient techniques of spiritual growth. Native American "vision quests" and Tibetan "dream yoga" are but two traditional examples of a practice whose modern champions include Karl Jung and Joseph Campbell. On the Mediterranean island of Malta, underground temple chambers shaped like the body of the goddess facilitated this practice. Invite this inspirer and fulfiller of dreams to your altar or bedside.

[National Museum, Valetta, Malta; c. 3200 BCE]

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Gaia Blessing Earth 8"

The Mother Goddess archetype, throne-seated and giving birth to all creation, dates to at least 6500 BCE. The Greeks venerated her as Gaia, "the Deep-Breasted One, Oldest of the Old," and dedicated the Erechtheion, a temple adjoining the Parthenon at Athens, to this regal image. Gaia creates all things terrestrial, so we have added our holy planet Earth (removable) for her to cradle to her bosom in the New Millenium. Her sphinx-like human-headed lions symbolize Gaia's role as Alpha and Omega.

[Greek, 7th cent. BCE]

Green bronze color Gypsumstone.

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Hebat 8.5"

Hebat, Hittite Isis. The Hittites had a complex culture ranging across what is now Turkey. Their Great Goddess Hebat represented the sun-mother as ruler of heavenly enlightenment. Her dying and reborn consort, Teshub, parallels the Egyptian Isis/Osiris/Horus legend. Her headdress suggests the fountain of life and cup of immortality. The peaceful lion shows she is interconnected with the animal world. Her nursing baby is the numinous ever-coming child of Light. Hebat also parallels the Hebrew Goddess Ashtoreth who was frequently shown flanked by lionesses or standing on top of a lion. Threshing floors were dedicated to Hebat, possibly even the one David purchased on Mount Moriah where King Solomon built his Temple.

[from a bronze statue, 1500 BCE]

Bronze colored resin.

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Inanna 8"

Invite Home the Goddess who invented Civilization. The flowering of Sumeria, its temples, ordered cities, irrigated fields, birthplace of cuneiform writing and codes of law, and mastery of terra-cotta arts, all offer tribute to the first Great Goddess named by history. Bejeweled and serene, her chalice-shaped form was worshipped as early as 7000 BCE.

[Susa, Iran, 800 BCE]

Antique stone colored Ganges clay.

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Inanna of Fertility 6"

[Susa, Iran, 800 BCE]

Dusty sandstone colored Ganges clay.

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Inanna of Power 6"

Inanna of Power, Goddess of Battle. Just as she images fertility, the Great Goddess also serves as archetype of natural extremes: monsoon-like storms, great heat, earthquakes. Ancient clay inscriptions depict her raining down fire, mounted on a beast, and call her "devastatrix of the lands." Her chthonic powers become explanatory of earth-scourging catastrophes, and these aspects still live in the forms of Kali and Durga. For Sumerians, battle was known as the dance of Inanna. She stands Amazon-like, rooted and erect, garbed as Warrior Queen, gesturing confidently with her lance of power. The image comes from a cylinder seal.

Natural terracotta colored Ganges clay.

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Labrys Goddess of Crete 8"

Labrys Goddess of Crete, Dictynna, dances into our universe. Dressed in nets, She is neither naked nor clad, and lines of force surround Her. Double axes, or labryses, exclaim her active Feminine Energy. Worshippers, in the original palace fresco, throw their arms up in amazement at her appearance.

The labrys is also a symbol of the female community of Lesbos who worshipped only the Goddess in nature and in each other.

The original "She who must be obeyed," Dictynna lived on top of Mount Dicta. Her powerful name lives on in our words "dictate" and "edict."

[From Knossos mural, 2000 BCE]

Handpainted Resin.

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Lady of Beasts Plaque 5.5"

Lady of the Beasts. In this statue, surrounded by members of the animal kingdom, this Goddess displays her role in supporting life on earth. Her kinship with animal totems shows she is a driving force for fertility in the natural world and able to assume animal form herself. The lions link Her with an arc of Great Goddesses from Sekmet to Lilith, Cybele, Anahita, across to Durga. The alternating rabbits show the union of opposites and the beginning of the spiral of life.

[From a pre-Roman bronze hydria found in Switzerland, 600 BCE]

Bronze colored Gypsumstone.

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Lilith 3"

Cold cast bronze statue

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Lilith 8" statue

Levite priests who assembled the Bible called Lilith a demon, most likely due to her assertive behavior at a time when male dominance was relatively new. A sensual goddess, she gathered men into the temple for sexual rituals, but refused to assume the missionary position. Lilith was considered powerful by Babylonians, Hebrews, and Muslims alike. Today's energetic female musicians are re-invoking her at the "Lilith Fair."

[Colville collection, c.2300 BCE]

Unfinished Ganges Clay statue.

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Miniature Lilith 3" statue

[Colville collection, c. 2300 BCE]

Brown Ganges clay statue.

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Lilith plaque 5"x6"

The First Feminist, dating to 2300 BCE or earlier.

[Colville collection, c. 2300 BCE]

Unfinished Ganges Clay statue.

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Minoan Snake Goddess statue 6 1/4"

Bronze Age Snake Goddess from Middle Minoan Crete.

This powerful ancient deity wears her distinctive elaborate peaked hat, suggesting her cone of power. Her décolletage bodice reveals the ancient reverence for the life-giving abilities of her woman’s body. A snake spirals around her waist invoking the serpentine cycle of life, death, and rebirth. She wears the bell-shaped skirt of the period, painted with vertical and diagonal tri-lines inspired by the nets of the sea, itself brimming with life.

6 1/4" resin statue red/black finish.

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Serpent Goddess 16"

The Serpent Goddess promotes trance and dream time, the sources of transformation. The energy exuded by the snakes of this Cretan maiden exemplify sexuality, regeneration, and the mysterious otherworld of spirit journeying. Note her staring gaze and enigmatic inward smile, and if you choose, invite these "otherworld" characteristics into your own meditations.

This delicate Serpent Goddess was discovered in the underground repository of the Second Palace of Knossos (1600 BCE] and was worshiped in Crete as early as 6000 BCE. She depicts the benevolence and sacred power of the Life Force, holding high the two serpents of immortality. The tiny panther on her headdress may connect the goddess to the fertility rites of the wine god Dionysos or denote an altered state of consciousness. (See Ariadne.)

[Archeological Museum of Crete, 2000-1800 BCE]

Hand painted Resin.

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Serpent Goddess 9"

[Archeological Museum of Crete, 2000-1800 BCE]

Hand painted Resin.

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Serpent Goddess, brass 5"

[Archeological Museum of Crete, 2000-1800 BCE].

Brass.

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Serpent Goddess 3"

[Archeological Museum of Crete, 2000-1800 BCE]

Cold cast bronze.

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Siduri 5"

Give a Cheer for the Goddess of Beer! The Babylonian goddess of barley-beer with brewing pot was known as Ishtar Siduri, and her secret craft provided beverages for special rituals. The ancient recipe has been lost, but scholars suggest that certain mushroom and poppy extracts may have given it a special kick.

[Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, 8th-9th cent. BCE]

Terra Cotta Ganges Clay.

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Vesta with Pales statue 7"x8"

Vesta turns Housework, or any Chore, into Worship. Vesta, Roman Goddess of Household Harmony (whose Greek name Hestia means "hearth"), is accompanied by the donkey-god Pales, a symbol of creative labor and fertility throughout the ancient world. The serpent represents Vesta's generative function, while her scepter and headdress signify her rank. Harmony will reign in your hearth and home as you meditate on this image.

[Berlin Staatliche Museum, 2nd cent. CE]

Brown/gray Gypsumstone statue.

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