-the earth mother in greek mythology
-cronus was able to leave gaia's womb by her castrating his father
-Aphrodite rose from the blood drops
-irenes goddess of retribution
-cronus declared himself king and ate his own children to keep them from overtaking him
-gaia saves one son, zeus
-zeus kills cronus
-zeus declares himself king of gods
-inuit told a story similar.. seagulls attack humans and.. one dies and when she sinks to the bottom of the ocean, her limbs turning into marine life.
-people who want to hunt need to appease her and get permission from shamans
-india speaks of primal one, Adya.. took the form of a bird, laid 3 unfertilized eggs
-Bhrama, Shiva, and Vishnu were born from them
-she was set on fire and turned to ash
-from ash came 3 goddesses: sarawati, parvati, and Lakshmi.. all became Bhrama, Shiva and Vishnu's wives.
-grama devis came from the ash and they are deities in every human settlement
-in Egypt there was attum
Source: Seven Secrets of Goddess by Devdutt Pattanaik
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