The role of a female in mythology and religion changed considerably throughout human history. The concept of a female deity varied greatly between different cultures and civilizations over the millennia of human development. To understand the evolving concept of female deity, I will trace the image of a female god from the origins of human civilizations through the ancient cultures of Egypt and Greece to the contemporary period of Judaism and Christianity. A representative goddess will be used to illustrate each. Based on the information from my review, I will demonstrate the steady decline of the role of the female deity from revered goddess to a mere blessed mortal, and prove that in the contemporary system of values and beliefs, the goddess is dead.

Paleolithic Era (30,000 – 8,000 BC)
There is little documentation pertaining to goddess worship from the prehistoric era. The first evidence of fertility cult of "Mother Goddess" appeared in the upper Paleolithic era. Miniature......

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Title: Death Of A Goddess
Approximate Word Count: 4366
Approximate Pages: 18 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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