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I. Life-giving: Chevron and V as bird goddess symbols --
Zig-zag and M sign --
Meander and waterbirds --
Breasts of the bird goddess --
Streams --
Eyes of the goddess --
Open mouth/beak of the goddess --
Giver of crafts: associations with spinning, weaving, metallurgy, and musical instrumets --
The ram, animal of the bird goddess --
Net motif --
Tri-line and power of three --
Vulva and birth --
Deer and bear as Primeval mothers --
Snake --
II. The renewing and eternal earth: Earth mother --
Power of twos --
Male gods and daimones --
III. Death and regeneration: Symbols of death --
Egg --
Columns of life --
Regenerative vulva: triangle, hourglass and bird's claws --
Ship of renewal --
Frog, hedgehog, and fish --
Bull, bee, and betterfly --
IV. Energy and unfolding: :Spiral, Lunar cycle, snake coil, hook and axe --
Opposed spirals, whirls, comb, brush, and arimal whirls --
Hands and feet of the goddess --
Standing stones and circles --
Conclusions: The place and function of the goddess --
Continuity and transformation of the goddess in the Indo-European and Christian eras --
The world view of the culture of the goddess --
Glossary of symbols --
Tyhpes of goddesses and gods --
Summary of functions and images of the Neolithic Great Goddess --
Chronologies --
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