Io9 - 14 terrifying Japs monsters myths & spirits. Venus figurines. "Venus figurines" is an umbrella term for a number of prehistoric statuettes of women portrayed with similar physical attributes from the Upper Palaeolithic, mostly found in Europe, but with finds as far east as Irkutsk Oblast, Siberia, extending their distribution to much of Eurasia, from the Pyrenees to Lake Baikal. Most of them date to the Gravettian period, but there are a number of early examples from the Aurignacian, including the Venus of Hohle Fels, discovered in 2008, carbon dated to at least 35,000 years ago, and late examples of the Magdalenian, such as the Venus of Monruz, aged about 11,000 years.
These figurines were carved from soft stone (such as steatite, calcite or limestone), bone or ivory, or formed of clay and fired. The latter are among the oldest ceramics known. In total, over a hundred such figurines are known; virtually all of modest size, between 4 cm and 25 cm in height. They are some of the earliest works of prehistoric art. History of discovery[edit] Notes[edit] Pachamama (fertility goddess, Andes) Pachamama is a goddess revered by the indigenous people of the Andes.
She is also known as the earth/time mother. [1] In Inca mythology, Mama Pacha or Pachamama is a fertility goddess who presides over planting and harvesting. She causes earthquakes and is typically in the form of a dragon. Etymology[edit] Pachamama is usually translated as Mother Earth, but a more literal translation would be "World Mother" (in Aymara and Quechua. Since there is no equal diction in modern Spanish or English, it was translated by the first Spaniard Chronists[9] as mama = mother / pacha = world or land; and later widened in a modern meaning as the cosmos or the universe).[10] The Inca goddess can be referred to in multiple ways; the primary way being Pachamama.
Other names for her are: Mama Pacha, La Pachamama, and Mother Earth. Modern Day Rituals[edit] Household Rituals[edit] The Sunday Parade[edit] A main attraction of the Pachamama festival is the Sunday parade. New Age Worship[edit] Political Usage[edit] Mythical Creatures List, Mythical Creatures A-Z. Mythical Creatures and Beasts. List of legendary creatures (B)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Buraq from a 17th-century Mughal miniature.