In the early day, the humans were dependent upon solely natural resources and they were quite connected to the natural world around them. Their interpretation of something bad happening was entirely dependent on their environment. The polytheism religion was one of the belief systems of early days of mankind.
The picture of the Snake Goddess on page 175, represents this views of polytheistic society in the era of 1600 BCE. She is holding 2 snakes in its hands and showing male and female representation. This image tells us the multiple perspectives the believers have on its Deities. The era is hunter and gatherer, the Goddess was first portrayed as fertility and life and death-giver, but as the humans progressed inland and discovered other
The picture of the Snake Goddess on page 175, represents this views of polytheistic society in the era of 1600 BCE. She is holding 2 snakes in its hands and showing male and female representation. This image tells us the multiple perspectives the believers have on its Deities. The era is hunter and gatherer, the Goddess was first portrayed as fertility and life and death-giver, but as the humans progressed inland and discovered other