I. Life-giving: Chevron and V as bird goddess symbols
Breasts of the bird goddess
Open mouth/beak of the goddess
Giver of crafts: associations with spinning, weaving, metallurgy, and musical instrumets
The ram, animal of the bird goddess
Tri-line and power of three
Deer and bear as Primeval mothers
II. The renewing and eternal earth: Earth mother
III. Death and regeneration: Symbols of death
Regenerative vulva: triangle, hourglass and bird's claws
IV. Energy and unfolding: :Spiral, Lunar cycle, snake coil, hook and axe
Opposed spirals, whirls, comb, brush, and arimal whirls
Hands and feet of the goddess
Standing stones and circles
Conclusions: The place and function of the goddess
Continuity and transformation of the goddess in the Indo-European and Christian eras
The world view of the culture of the goddess
Tyhpes of goddesses and gods
Summary of functions and images of the Neolithic Great Goddess
