.....then she was a goddess to touch, not to view from a distance. She’s a talisman of comfort, a connection with mother that stays with you, even when it is cold and dark. I don’t imagine she was worshipped (in the way modern people worship, gazing from afar in piety), but I feel that she heard many a silent prayer of the heart from those who held her, all those long centuries ago.
The so-called “Venus of Willendorf” is a neolithic figurine, dating from about 2300 BCE. She’s been variously interpreted as goddess, children’s doll, pornography, decoration, and probably just about everything else one can imagine
