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- PublicationOpen Access“Be welcome in peace,my son!”Beautiful West and motherhood practicesinCT30-37(Universidad de Murcia. Servicio de publicaciones, 2025) Noria Serrano, Beatriz; Sin departamento asociadoThispaper analysesthe role of the divine entity Beautiful West in the liturgy CT 30-37, in which she is referred to as the mother of the deceased and examine the maternal practices she is said to perform. To achievethis,each stanza mentioning heris examined, to elucidateher presenceand her relationships with the other actors of the composition. Furthermore, her actions are compared to those attributed to human mothers. The study demonstratesthat Beautiful West’s maternal role was essential in achieving the ultimate purpose of the liturgy and served as both a reflection and an idealised model of motherhood. However, significant ontological distinctions between divine and human mothers highlightBeautiful West’s status as an unattainable symbol, embodying an ideal of motherhood beyond human reach