Corinium’s Goddesses

An evening lecture with Prof. Miranda Aldhouse-Green Thursday 27th March, 7 – 8.30pm Among the most arresting images on display in Corinium museum’s Roman sculpture gallery are the stone carvings that each depict a trio of women. They are often referred to as “Mother-Goddesses”, but their meaning and the religious perceptions behind their iconography repay fresh investigation. This lecture seeks to place these sculptures within the broader context of female triadic imagery within the western Roman provinces. It explores their production and function, with special focus on the number 3. Who were these women? Were they meant to be identified as one repeated image or as three separate beings? Were they perceived by their worshippers as benevolent or fearful? Can we even see in them the genesis of Shakespeare’s chilling Weird Sisters? Miranda Aldhouse-Green is professor of Archaeology at Cardiff University, a prolific author, former President of the Prehistoric Society and has delivered lectures to both the Smithsonian Institution and Harvard University. Miranda frequently contributes to Time Team, Britain’s Secret Treasures and Radio 4 programmes.

Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk//sw000029?id=EVENT465673