“MotherofGod，“andsoforth。Beforeher，Neith，theVirginoftheWorld，whosefigurebendsfromtheskyovertheearthlyplainsandthechildrenofmen，wasacclaimedasmotherofthegreatgodOsiris。ThesaviourMithra，too，wasbornofaVirgin，aswehavehadoccasiontonoticebefore；andontheMithraismonumentsthemothersucklingherchildisanotuncommonfigure。[3]
[1]ForthisinterpretationofthewordAndromedaseeThePerfectWaybyEdwardMaitland，prefacetoFirstEdition，1881。
[2]ContraJovian，BookI；andquotedbyRhysDavidsinhisBuddhisim。
[3]SeeDoane\'sBibleMyths，p。332，andDupuis\'OriginsofReligiousBeliefs。
TheoldTeutonicgoddessHerthatheEarthwasaVirgin，butwasimpregnatedbytheheavenlySpirittheSky；andherimagewithachildinherarmswastobeseeninthesacredgrovesofGermany。[1]TheScandinavianFrigga，inmuchthesameway，beingcaughtintheembracesofOdin，theAll-father，conceivedandboreason，theblessedBalder，healerandsaviourofmankind。Quetzalcoatl，thecrucifiedsaviouroftheAztecs，wasthesonofChimalman，theVirginQueenofHeaven。[2]EventheChinesehadamother-goddessandvirginwithchildinherarms[3]；