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The two Venuses are characteristic of others found over the next 20,000 years, up to the time when written records become available to define the purpose of contemporary images. Frequently, the later female figures are found to represent female goddesses, usually Mend The Marriage Review associated with the earth, motherhood or fertility. All over the world, in diverse cultures and religions, mother goddesses have been venerated, and since the human race was disbursed to all continents during the Upper Paleolithic Era (50,000 - 10,000 BCE), it is reasonable to deduce that humankind has been continuing what had begun in earlier times: that the Mother Goddesses have been with us since before the dawn of civilisation. This deduction is reinforced by the fact that the ancient figurines all emphasise the reproductive organs and women's association with fertility.

Civilised cultures have not always favoured plus size goddesses. India and Anatolia, on the whole, seem to have stayed true to the tradition, but some Egyptian representations show women of much more slender form. The Greeks and Romans mostly modelled adolescent and less voluptuous figures, but the famous Venus de Milo has been called matronly and would probably need a British Standard size 16 dress. The mother goddesses have always been with us and are likely to remain as tokens of respect for our natural heritage. It is fitting to remember their ancient origin and to recognise their presence among us today in the form of those ladies the fashion industry consigns to the category of plus size.