Mrkeya Pura, 53

Meitheis, 49

Medb (Queen), 101–102, 149n249, 150n265

Medea, 75, 145n218, 152n288

Medusa, xxii, 1, 25, 40, 58, 63, 73, 75–84, 97, 123n42, 127n47, 139–140n187, 140n191, 140n194, 143n205, 144n207, 144n209, 144nn213–214, 145n215

Mellaart, James, 44–45, 128n83

menstruate, 37, 119n10, 134n147, 136n165

mermaid, 51–52, 87–88, 114, 146n223

Mesopotamia, 26, 62, 74, 151n276

Metamorphoses, 81, 86

metamorphosis, 35, 62, 87, 95

Metrical Dindshenchas, 149n254, 149n260

mirror, 6, 9, 17, 37, 81, 142n205, 149n254, 149n260

Moate, 94–95

Mohenjo-Daro, 62

Moldova, 9

monster, 73–77, 84, 137n176

Morrígan.See goddesses

Mot. See gods

mother, xxi, 5, 25–27, 41, 52, 66, 70–71, 92, 99, 124n43, 132n112, 134n147, 137n165, 139n187, 153n303

motif, 16, 66, 68–69, 112, 137n171, 145n215, 153n302

mouth, 16, 35, 58, 93–94, 121n33, 139n187

mummy, 20, 121n20

Mua, 58

Munthe, Axel, 113, 143n205, 153n303

NairtmySee goddesses

Nrodkin, See goddesses

Natik. See goddesses

Native American, 69, 140n192

Near East, xxi, 23–31, 43, 75, 84, 106, 116, 124n43, 151n276

Neolithic, xix, xxi, 1, 5–9, 10–12, 16–18, 20, 23, 27, 37, 43–45, 52, 68–69, 72, 82, 84, 87, 97, 100, 106, 112, 116, 119n4, 119n12, 121n29, 121n32, 126n67, 149n249, 153n302

early, 1, 5, 7–8, 45, 87, 116, 119n12

late, 1, 5, 87, 116

middle, 1, 5, 9, 121n29

Nergal. See gods

net (motif), 16, 112, 153n302

Neumann, Erich, 82

Nevali Çori, 119n11, 119–120n12

New Zealand, 77

Nihonga/Nihongi, 127n72

Nikolov, Vassil, 45, 119n8, 129nn84–85

nipple, 95