Great Mother


 * This article is about the Jungian archetype. See Mother Goddess for the concept in mythology. See Matres and Cybele for the "Magna Mater" of Roman tradition. The Great Mother (Dungeons & Dragons) is also a deity in the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game.

The archetype of a Great Mother closely related to Mother Goddess figures in many mythologies.

She appears in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, during Mercutio's monologue concerning dreams. He draws out the role of Medb as a fairy of sorts, and being responsible for maidens becoming impregnated. This is important in how she is associated with a small being and pregnancy.