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Brewer's: Goddess Mothers

(The). What the French call “bonnes dames ” or “ les dames blanches, ” the prototype of the fays; generally represented as nursing infants on their laps. Some of these statues made by the…

Brewer's: Great Mother

The earth. When Junius Brutus and the sons of Tarquin asked the Delphic Oracle who was to succeed Superbus on the throne of Rome, they received for answer, “He who shall first kiss his…

Brewer's: Idæan Mother

Idæ'an Mother Cybele, who had a temple on Mount Ida, in Asia Minor. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894IdealismIconoclasts A B C D E F G H I J K L M…

Some Mother's Son

Director: Terry George Writers: Terry George and Jim Sheridan Director of Photography: Geoffrey Simpson Editor: Craig McKay Music: Bill Whelan Production Designer: David…

My Mother's Courage

Director/Writer/Producer: Michael VerhoevenDirectors of Photography:Michael Epp and Theo BierkensEditor:David FreemanMusic:Julian Nott and Simon VerhoevenProduction Designer:Wolfgang…

Mother's Day Features

Gift ideas, features, and fun stuff   Related Links Mothers in the Labor Force Selected Characteristics of Births by Race of Mother Young Adults Living at Home Adoption Trends…

The Origins of Mother's Day

On Sunday, May 8th, people in North America and around the world will celebrate Mother’s Day. Postal services will be inundated with affectionate Mother’s Day cards. Florists will prepare countless…

The Mother Lobe of Genius

The fossil skull of a 260-million-year-old sheep-sized animal was found near Williston on the Northern Cape, South Africa. It is the most primitive member yet discovered of a group of plant-eaters…

James, Saint (St. James the Less)

(Encyclopedia) James, Saint, in the Bible, one of the Twelve Apostles, called St. James the Less or St. James the Little. He was the son of Alphaeus; his mother, Mary, was one of those at the cross…