E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Goddess Mothers (The).
What the French call “bonnes dames” or “les dames blanches,” the prototype of the fays; generally represented as nursing infants on their laps. Some of these statues made by the Gauls or Gallo-Romans are called “Black Virgins.”
