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He runs off to the desert, where he is kidnapped and punished by the Mother Goddess, who turns him into a woman.
From The Guardian • Mar. 20, 2013
Over the centuries, Brahma gradually faded into the background, while the many forms of Devi, a great Mother Goddess, grew in importance.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012
At Tel Asmar, 50 mi. northeast of Bagdad, other Oriental Institute diggers turned up stone statues of the "Lord of Fertility" and the "Mother Goddess."
From Time Magazine Archive
At this point, Genet's play dissolves hideously into myth: the immortal myth of the new king who conquers the old king, and then celebrates his marriage to the Mother Goddess with a rite of self-castration.
From Time Magazine Archive
Auntie Rohini was delighted to meet her newborn nephew and she thought she would include Mother Goddess in the delight.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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