Goddesses and Amazons
Diane Thompson, NVCC, ELI
I have gathered a list of links to sources about the goddess
religions, ancient and modern, and amazons. Some of this material is scholarly, some is
modern cult lore, some is just plain fun. Serious scholarly work on the ancient goddess
religions has been done by Marija Gimbutas, among others. This work inspired feminists to
recreate ideas of the goddess in order to update contemporary religious views about the
role and nature of the female divine. Their work is controversial, but interesting. For
more information on goddesses, see the Troy Today: Women and Goddesses Bibliography.
GODDESSES
- Category: Women in Greek Mythology. A wealth of information from
Wikipedia.
-
Diana: an interesting page with information about
Diana/Artemis as a goddess and some great images. This is part of a large
site, "Mythosphere," about some modern fantasy novels.
- Helen
of Troy : An
excellent long annotated Wikipedia article which includes great images and
many useful links to all sorts of materials on the semi-divine
Helen.
- Helen of Troy--Heroine or Goddess: by Karen
Pierce. An interesting essay, although not particularly
scholarly.
- Minoan
Snake Goddesses: by Christopher L. C. E. Whitcombe. Lots of
interesting information, some great images, and a useful bibliography.
- The Shrine of the Goddess Athena: This
is an extraordinary virtual museum dealing with all aspects of Athena.
It includes a Museum, Encyclopedia, Atlas, Dictionary, Temple and
Athanaeum. The design is elegant, the content rich and varied, the
images lovely and plentiful. The tone is one of admiration and even
worship for Athena as a still-living goddess.
- Women
in Greek Myths: An index to all sorts of materials from Amazons to
great goddesses, minor goddesses and nymphs.
- Women in
Prehistory: The Venus
of Willendorf. Image and essay on earth goddess/mother goddess. From the
Images of Women in Ancient Art site, listed above.
AMAZONS
- The
Amazon Connection: Links to all sorts of WWW Amazonia, from films to myths to history.
A good place to start searching the WWW for Amazon materials.
- The Amazons in Greek Legend: very thorough
and documented.
- Amazons: A thorough
Wikipedia article on the concept of Amazons,
in legend, in history, and in art and literature. Includes many
annotations and a bibliography of links.
- Amazons: What is an Amazon? An
attractive nicely
developed site.
- Brave
Women Warriors of Greek Myth: an Amazon Roster. IAXS Research Project No. 326 By Julie Ruffell.
In Whoosh! online edition, Issue 12, September, 1997. Nice
images.
- Greeks, Amazons, and Archaeology: An essay by James F.
Vedder.
- "Warrior
Women of the Eurasian Steppes": An abstract of this article by Jeannine Davis-
Kimball from Archaeology Abstracts. Archeological evidence of women warriors.
- Women
in Greek Myths: An index to all sorts of materials from Amazons to
great goddesses, minor goddesses and nymphs.
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