nk to these things deeply embedded her in the lives of the ancient Greeks. "Later the Great Goddess could be identified with yet another triad: the maiden of the upper air, the mother of the earth, and the crone of the underworld (Graves 12)". The followers of the goddess never quite forgot that there was only one goddess and not three, yet each aspect of the goddess gave her a new name: Aphrodite (maiden), Selene (mother), and Hecate (crone). "These characterizations fostered the sacredness of !
             the number three and the moon goddess became enlarged to nine when a triad of goddesses symbolized each of the interpretations of the goddess (Graves 12)".
             Once it was discovered that child getting was a direct affect of making love men began to gain religious status. "Winds and rivers were no longer attributed to the impregnation of women." The matriarch of the community would choose a lover from the tribe and this lucky individual became the symbol of fertility in the tribe. "At the end of the year, near spring, the honored male would be sacrificed, and his blood would be sprinkled over the fields to fertilize the crops (Graves 12)". The men, who grew used to the luxury of being king to the queen, lat
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