In The White Goddess, Robert Graves embarks on an extraordinary intellectual and imaginative journey into the origins of myth, ritual, and poetic inspiration. Drawing on Celtic legend, Greek mythology, and ancient European traditions,, Graves develops his provocative vision of an ancient Mother Goddess whose power lies at the heart of humanity’s earliest poetic consciousness.

At the centre of his exploration is the idea that true poetry is inseparable from myth—and that the poet’s deepest calling is to recover a lost language of symbols, cycles, and sacred knowledge. Through a labyrinth of legendary figures, enigmatic alphabets, lunar calendars and recurring motifs, Graves attempts to reconstruct the hidden patterns connecting ancient belief systems across time and place.

Part literary investigation, part mythological odyssey and part poetic manifesto, The White Goddess defies conventional boundaries. It challenges familiar interpretations of history and religion, inviting listeners to reconsider the relationship between creativity, nature, memory, and the sacred feminine.

Robert Graves (1895–1985) was a British poet, novelist, critic and classical scholar, renowned for his imaginative engagement with ancient history and mythology. Best known for I, Claudius and Claudius the God, he combined meticulous research with a distinctive literary voice, bringing the ancient world vividly to life.