Within the pages of this brief but dramatic saga lies the factual, trans-historic and evolutionary path of Mediterranean Goddess cultures--as they are transformed throughout the centuries. From the mists of Greek antiquity, across the classes and through the ages, one truth is constant: in whatever socioeconomic class the "mothering" goddess appeared, She sought to balance the scales of justice within European societies, while striving also to protect the very earth upon which her children were birthed. More unfortunately for her and her daughters is the next certainty: recognition for the goddess's "exceptional" qualities continually spawned a whiplash of negative responses in order to reduce and subordinate female circumstances. Who engineered these reversals of fortune, and for what purpose? Open this book and discover the world of feminine power!