This website is intended to act as a resource for those
interested in the goddess worship of Western Civilization. By nature, it cannot
be a comprehensive theological discussion, but I attempted to illustrate how changing
cultural values have influenced the way goddesses have been portrayed and
worshipped throughout history. 
I have chosen several time periods, the Paleolithic and Neolithic eras, Ancient Mesopotamia and the Near East, the Christian era and the Modern era, to give an overview of the development of Goddess worship. Perhaps conspicuously absent are the goddesses of the Greco-Roman period, but that was deliberate. Most people are already familiar with Hera, Aphrodite, Artemis, Athena, etc. and I wanted to explore some of the lesser known goddesses and/or theories. The Images Gallery and the Links pages include pictures of these goddesses although they are otherwise absent from this website.
Extensive
research has gone into this history of goddess imagery in Western Civilization
and a Resources Page
has been provided to supplement the Works Cited. In
addition to reading over a dozen books and magazines, I have consulted over 100
websites, many which are included on the webpage as hyperlinks and on the Links Page. In the case of hyperlinks, 
I have tried to provide interesting and informative links that were not necessarily also used in my research. During the
course of my research, I discovered that much of the information I amassed is
considered to be common knowledge or accepted theory in the fields of
archaeology, anthropology, paleo-anthropology and women’s studies. I have cited
all unique information, language and opinions, as well as direct quotes and
paraphrased statements using MLA style, however, I have refrained from doing so
on information that was duplicated in myriad sources.
Whenever
possible, I have imbedded descriptive labels or hyperlinks to the images
provided to identify their sources. Many of the images come from my personal
files and from the files of friends, so the original sources have either been
lost or were never known. Many of the photos taken are my own. Every attempt
has been made to give credit where credit is due, and an Image Sources Page
has been provided as well.
The
Resources Page
has been provided, not just to show the research that has gone into this project,
but also to act as a resource for any individual interested in reading more on
this topic. Sources were chosen for their scholarly merit, for the reputation
of the authors and for the information and images provided in them.
