Mother Goddess

A Mother Goddess is a goddess mostly portrayed as a mother or more general fertility god, mostly in polytheistic religions.

Many female gods have been worshipped in the past: Ishtar (Inanna) in Mesopotamia is the most well-known, in Scandinavia a female goddess was probably worshipped during the Bronze Age and (probably) later in Norse mythology as Freya, Sarasvati and other female goddesses in different pantheons may also be considered mother goddesses.

Modern Use

The Mother Goddess is worshipped by Modern Wiccans and other Neo-Pagans. The mother goddess is usually viewed as mother earth.