Cumae--located twelve miles northwest of Naples, Italy, in a cave beneath the town, the Sibyl of Cumae once delivered her oracles here. The ancient Greek poet Virgil described her in his work--whether or not she really existed is up to the reader.
Externsteine--located near Detmold, Germany. One hundred foot tall stone outcrops drew worshipers back in prehistoric times. It is believed that through the stones one can access the strong energies lying within the earth. Gotland--a Swedish island in the Baltic, its terrain is dotted with stone mounds and ship graves--stones set in the outline of ships--to help guide dead souls to the afterlife.
Malta--lying between Sicily & North Africa are Malta and her sister islands of Gozo and Comino. Near Valletta are three stone age temples, which link with caverns filled with statues of a very large woman, suggesting that an ancient religion that venerated the Earth Mother. Radiocarbon dating confirms that the ancient temples of Malta are the oldest free-standing stone monuments in the world, dating back before the building of Egypt's pyramids. The race who built these temples left no written record, and disappeared by the Bronze Age, but it is believed that these gigantic stone temples honor the goddess.
Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth-- located near Dublin, Ireland, these three ancient structures were used in ceremonies for 3 thousand years, but their exact purpose is still unknown. New Grange may have been used as a tomb, to ensure rebirth in the afterworld. The structure is aligned to catch a beam of sunlight at the winter solstice. Knowth is aligned to catch the sun at the two equinoxes, and Dowth, still unexcavated, to catch the summer solstice.
Eleusis-- in Athens, Greece, was the sanctuary of the Goddess Demeter and her daughter Persephone. It was here that the Eleusian Mysteries were performed.
Crete--one of the largest of the Greek isles, and a land full of goddess spots. At the Palace of Knossos, the ancient Minoan culture worshipped the Mother Goddess 3500 years ago. At Psychro is the Diktean cave, which is the mythical birthplace of Zeus, king of the Gods. In Amathus, was the cult and worship of the goddess of love, Aphrodite. Petra tou Romiou is the birthplace of Aphrodite and this is where the Goddess of Love and Beauty rose from the waves. Nearby, in Kouklia, is the famous sanctuary of Aphrodite, one of the most celebrated pilgrimage centers of the ancient Greek world.
