by Jinny Webber | Mar 1, 2024 | Gods and Literature, Myth and Literature
The Egyptian Sphinx predates the Greek. The giant Sphinx at the pyramid of Giza is a majestic figure, its haunches feline and face regal and masculine. The Greek Sphinx, however, is a frightening female monster of disparate parts: the body and tale of a lion (or...
by Jinny Webber | Feb 29, 2024 | Gods and Literature, Myth and Literature, Pre-literate Deities, The Mother Goddess
Greek mythology is full of female monsters: the Sphinx, Medusa, Lamia, Chimera, and more. This wasn’t always the case, however. The Venus of Willendorf, dating back 30,000 to 20,000 years, appears to be a fertility totem with her exaggerated breasts and belly. Other...
