Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The name given to the subject of certain figurines found in recent excavations in Cnosus in Crete. The most important of these is 34.2 centimeters high and is dressed in a high tiara and an extremely modern-looking bodice and skirt. The breasts are bare and full. The image dates from the Mycenæan and Minoan periods, probably before 1500
b. c.
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Distinction between mouths and female genitals was blurred by the Greek idea of the lamiae - lustful she-demons, born of the Libyan snake-goddess Lamia.
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Distinction between mouths and female genitals was blurred by the Greek idea of the lamiae - lustful she-demons, born of the Libyan snake-goddess Lamia.
Archive 2008-08-01 Jan 2008
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Yaroslav Trofimov The snake-goddess temple in Mushari, where Hindu priests treat cobra bite victims.
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Without fear, she continued on her way towards the furthermost part of the shrine, which the snake-goddess had guarded so vigilantly.
The War of the Crowns Christian Jacq 2002
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