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Sowelu
March 29th, 2002, 08:34 PM
Could anyone refer me to any good books about the Goddess and all Her aspects? (and Gods)

Mystic Wolf
March 30th, 2002, 01:18 PM
I don't think there is a book that covers all their aspects.

I have a copy of Mythology : An Encyclopedia of Gods and Legends from Ancient Greece and Rome, the Celts and the Norselands by Arthur Cotterell which does a decent overview of those four cultures.

You can also look at two books by the Farrars. There is one dedicated to the Goddess called The Witches Goddess: The Feminine Principle of Divinity and one dedicated to the God called The Witches' God : Lord of the Dance. I personally don't own these yet (ordering them next month) but I have borrowed my teacher's copies and they are good books.

You should try the Encyclopedia Mythica as well. It is back online finally and available at www.pantheon.org/.

Myst
March 30th, 2002, 01:27 PM
Yup and you might see our Books forum; maybe there's something interesting there.

Mnemosyne
March 31st, 2002, 02:40 PM
Mystic Wolf offered great suggestions to you. Encyclopedia Mystica is brilliant. Also, if you want to learn about the mythologies of various cultures, Arthur Cotterell's work is good. I have the Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology by Arthur Cotterell and Rachel Storm. The book discusses the mythologies from all over the world. I particularly like the book because it is full of art- art that shows how artists have represented the gods and goddesses through time. The book gives a good overview of the mythologies; however, it does not go extremely in-depth.