The Great Mother refers to the concept of the mother goddess, including:
- Great Mother, in the Mahayana and Vajrayana refers to Prajnaparamita, and the wisdom of the Madhyamaka
- Great Mother, translation of Latin Magna Mater, Roman title of the goddess Cybele
- Great Mother, a title of the Roman goddess Maia
- Great Mother of Wisdom, Yum Chenmo, a Tibetan deity of whom Machig Labdrön is considered an emanation
- The Great Mother, epithet of Babalon, a goddess in Aleister Crowley's mystical system of Thelema
- Great Mother, archetypal image in Jungian psychology
It may also refer to:
- The Great Mother, a book by Erich Neumann
- Great Mother (Dungeons & Dragons), a deity character in the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game
Famous quotes containing the word mother:
“If I get the forty additional years statisticians say are likely coming to me, I could fit in at least one, maybe two new lifetimes. Sad that only one of those lifetimes can include being the mother of young children.”
—Anna Quindlen (20th century)