List of fertility deities
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Coatlicue, Aztec goddess of fertility, life, death and rebirth
A fertility deity is a god or goddess associated with sex, fertility, pregnancy, and childbirth. In some cases these deities are directly associated with these experiences; in others they are more abstract symbols. Fertility rites may accompany their worship. The following is a list of fertility deities.
Contents
- 1 African mythology
- 2 Arabian mythology
- 3 Armenian mythology
- 4 Aztec mythology
- 5 Baltic mythology
- 6 Canaanite mythology
- 7 Chinese mythology
- 8 In Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
- 9 Celtic mythology
- 10 Catholic hagiology
- 11 Egyptian mythology
- 12 Etruscan mythology
- 13 Finnish mythology
- 14 Germanic mythology
- 15 Greek mythology
- 16 Hawaiian mythology
- 17 Hindu mythology
- 18 Hittite mythology
- 19 Hurrian mythology
- 20 Inca mythology
- 21 Indigenous Australian mythology
- 22 Inuit mythology
- 23 Japanese mythology
- 24 Maya mythology
- 25 Mesopotamian mythology
- 26 Native American mythology
- 27 Norse mythology
- 28 Oceania mythology
- 29 Persian mythology
- 30 Roman mythology
- 31 Sami mythology
- 32 Slavic mythology
- 33 Taíno mythology
- 34 Turco-Mongol mythology
- 35 Ugaritic mythology
- 36 Vodou
- 37 References
- 38 See also
African mythology
- Ala, Igbo goddess of fertility
- Asase Ya, Ashanti earth goddess of fertility
- Denka, Dinka god of the sky, rain and fertility
- Mbaba Mwana Waresa, Zulu goddess of fertility, rainbows, agriculture, rain and beer
Arabian mythology
- Allāt or al-Lāt, fertility goddess associated with the earth
- Al-‘Uzzá, a goddess worshipped at a stone cube at aṭ-Ṭā’if and Mecca.[1][2][3]
Armenian mythology
- Anahit, goddess of fertility, birth, beauty and water
- Aramazd, creator-god and source of the Earth's fertility
Aztec mythology
- Tonacatecuhtli, god of sustenance (fertility).
- Tonacacihuatl, goddess of sustenance (fertility).
- Coatlicue, goddess of fertility, life, death and rebirth.
- Chimalma, goddess of fertility, life, death and rebirth.
- Xochitlicue, goddess of fertility, life, death and rebirth.
- Xochipilli, god of love, art, games, beauty, dance, flowers, maize, fertility, and song.
- Xochiquetzal, goddess of fertility, beauty, female sexual power, protection of young mothers, pregnancy, childbirth, and women's crafts.
- Toci, is the "Mother of the Men", see Temazcalteci
- Temazcalteci, goddess of maternity (fertility).
Baltic mythology
- Laima, goddess of luck and fate, associated with childbirth, pregnancy, marriage, and death
- Saulė, solar goddess of life and fertility, warmth and health
Canaanite mythology
Chinese mythology
- Celestial Registrar of Childbirth
- Lady Yunxiao
- Lady Yuxuao
- Lady Bixiao
- Madam Zhaojing
- Miss Chenjing
- Ninth Lady Lin
- Third Lady Li
- Childbirth Monitors of the Nine Heavens
- Jiǔtiān Jiānshēng Dàshén
- Jiǔtiān Wèifáng Shèngmǔ
- Jiǔtiān Dìngshēng Dàshén
- Jiǔtiān Gǎnhuà Dàshén
- Jiǔtiān Dìngtāi Dàshén
- Jiǔtiān Yìtāi Dàshén
- Jiǔtiān Zhù Shēngjūn
- Jiǔtiān Shùn Shēngjūn
- Jiǔtiān Sù Shēngjūn
- Jiǔtiān Quán Shēngjūn
- Liùjiǎ Fúlì
- Cuīshēng Tóngzǐ
- bǎoshēng Tóngzǐ
- Sùshēng Tóngzǐ
- Nánchāng Fēntāi Gōngcáo
- Nánchāng Zhǔchǎn Gōngcáo
- Zhùsǐ Gōngcáo
- Qǐsǐ Gōngcáo
In Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
- Sowathara, A female figure as symbol of the fertile earth.
Celtic mythology
- Brigid, Irish goddess associated with fertility
- Cernunnos, horned god associated with fertility
- Damara, fertility goddess worshipped in Britain
- Damona, Gaulish fertility goddess
- Epona, goddess of horses and fertility
- Hooded Spirits, a group of deities theorised to be fertility spirits
- Nantosuelta, goddess of nature, the earth, fire, and fertility
- Onuava, goddess of fertility
- Rosmerta, Gallo-Roman goddess of fertility and abundance
Catholic hagiology
Note: Catholicism is a monotheistic religion, and as such, saints are not considered deities. See Intercession of saints and Hagiography for details about those aspects of Catholic doctrine.
- St. Anne, patron saint of pregnancy and mothers
- St. Catherine of Sweden, patron saint of protection against abortion and miscarriage
- St. Gerard Majella, patron saint of childbirth, motherhood, children and mothers (unborn children and expecting mothers in particular)
- St. Margaret the Virgin, patron saint of childbirth and pregnant women
- Phallic saints, a group of saints invoked for fertility
- St. Raymond Nonnatus, patron saint of childbirth, midwives, children, and pregnant women
- Theotokos, Mary, Mother of God, Mother of Jesus
Egyptian mythology
Min, ancient Egyptian god of fertility and lettuce
- Amun, creator-god, associated with fertility
- Bastet, cat goddess sometimes associated with fertility
- Bes, household protector god associated with music, dance, and sexual pleasure
- Hathor, goddess who personified the principles of love, motherhood and joy
- Heget, frog-goddess of fertility
- Heryshaf, god of creation and fertility
- Isis, goddess of motherhood, magic and fertility
- Mesenet, goddess of childbirth
- Min, god of fertility, reproduction, and lettuce
- Osiris, god of the afterlife, the dead, and the underworld agency that granted all life, including sprouting vegetation and the fertile flooding of the Nile River
- Renenutet, goddess of the true name, the harvest and fertile fields
- Sobek, god of the river, warfare and fertility
- Sopdet, goddess of the fertility of the soil
- Tawaret, goddess of fertility and childbirth
- Tefnut, goddess of water and fertility
- Qetesh, goddess of sacred ecstasy and sexual pleasure
Etruscan mythology
- Fufluns, god of plant life, happiness and health and growth in all things
- Thesan, goddess of the dawn, associated with the generation of life
- Turan, goddess of love, fertility and vitality
Finnish mythology
Germanic mythology
- Nerthus, earth goddess associated with fertility
- Freyr, a fertility god.
- Freyja, a goddess of fertility, and sister of the above god.
Greek mythology
- Aphaea, local goddess associated with fertility and the agricultural cycle
- Aphrodite, goddess of love, beauty and sexuality
- Aphroditus, god of male and female unity, the moon and fertility
- Artemis, goddess of the hunt, wild animals, wilderness, childbirth, virginity, fertility, young girls and health and disease in women
- Cybele, Phrygian Earth Mother goddess who embodies the fertile earth
- Demeter, goddess of agriculture and the fertility of the earth
- Dionysus, god of wine and festivity, associated with fertility
- Eros, god of sexual love, fertility and beauty
Priapus, Greek god of fertility, gardens and male genitalia - Gaia, Earth Mother and goddess of the fertile earth
- Hera, goddess of the air, marriage, women, women's fertility, childbirth, heirs, kings and empires
- Ilithyia, (also called Eileithyia) goddess of childbirth and midwifery, likely of Minoan or earlier origin.
- Pan, god of shepherds, flocks, mountain wilds, hunting and rustic music; associated with fertility
- Phanes, primeval deity of procreation and the generation of new life
- Priapus, rustic god of fertility, protection of livestock, fruit plants, gardens and male genitalia
- Rhea, goddess of fertility, motherhood and the mountain wilds
- Tychon, a daemon imagined as a boy
Hawaiian mythology
- Haumea, goddess of fertility and childbirth
- Kamapua'a, demi-god of fertility
- Laka, patron of the hula dance and god of fertility
- Lono, god associated with fertility, agriculture, rainfall, and music
- Nuakea, goddess of lactation
Hindu mythology
- Aditi, goddess of space, consciousness, the past, the future, and fertility
- Banka-Mundi, goddess of the hunt and fertility
- Bhūmi, goddess of the earth and the fertility form of Lakshmi
- Chandra, lunar god associated with fertility
- Lajja Gauri, goddess associated with abundance and fertility
- Manasa, snake goddess associated with fertility and prosperity
- Matrikas, a group of 7 - 16 goddesses who are associated with fertility and motherly power.
- Parvati, goddess associated with fertility, marital felicity, devotion to the spouse, asceticism, and power
- Sinivali, goddess associated with fecundity and easy birth.
Hittite mythology
Hurrian mythology
- Nikkal, goddess of fruits
Inca mythology
- Mama Quilla, the goddess of the moon, the menstrual cycle, and a protector of women
- Mama Ocllo, mother goddess, associated with fertility
- Sara Mama, goddess of grain
- Pacha Kamaq, Creator of the World
- Pachamama, fertility goddess who presides over planting and harvesting and causes earthquakes
Indigenous Australian mythology
- Anjea, goddess or spirit of fertility
- Birrahgnooloo, Kamilaroi goddess of fertility
- Dilga, Karadjeri goddess of fertility and growth
- Julunggul, Yolgnu rainbow snake goddess associated with fertility, initiation, rebirth and the weather
- Kunapipi, mother goddess and the patron deity of many heroes
- Ungud, snake god or goddess associated with rainbows and the fertility and erections of the tribe's shaman
- Wollunqua, snake god of rain and fertility
Inuit mythology
- Akna, goddess of fertility and childbirth
- Pukkeenegak, goddess of children, pregnancy, childbirth and the making of clothes
Japanese mythology
- Kichijōten, goddess of happiness, fertility, and beauty
- Inari Ōkami, goddess of fertility, rice, agriculture, foxes, industry
Maya mythology
Inanna, Sumerian goddess of sexual love, fertility and warfare
Mesopotamian mythology
- Ama-arhus, Akkadian fertility goddess
- Amasagnul, Akkadian fertility goddess
- Gatumdag, Sumerian fertility goddess and tutelary mother goddess of Lagash
- Inanna, Sumerian goddess of love, fertility, and warfare
- Ishtar, Akkadian, Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of fertility, love, war and sexuality
- Nanshe, Sumerian goddess of social justice, prophecy, fertility and fishing
- Ningal, Sumerian mother goddess
- Nin-imma, goddess of the female sex organs
- Sharra Itu, Sumerian fertility goddess
Native American mythology
- Atahensic, Iroquois goddess associated with marriage, childbirth, and feminine endeavors
- Kokopelli, Hopi trickster god associated with fertility, childbirth and agriculture
- Hanhepi Wi, Lakota goddess associated with the moon, motherhood, family and femininity
Norse mythology
- Freyja, goddess associated with love, beauty, fertility, gold. Also a war/death goddess. Taught Odin seiðr magic.
- Freyr, god associated with farming, weather and fertility
- Frigg, goddess associated with prophecy, marriage and childbirth
- Gefjun, goddess of ploughing and possibly fertility
- Odin The allfather. God of war, wisdom and seiðr (magic)
- Thor, god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, oak trees, strength, the protection of mankind.
Oceania mythology
- Gedi (mythology), Fijian god of fertility, who taught mankind the use of fire
- Makemake, Rapa Nui creator-god, associated with fertility
- Tagroa Siria, Fijian god associated with fertility
- Tangaroa, Rarotongan god of the sea and creation, associated with fertility
Persian mythology
- Anahita, goddess of fertility, healing and wisdom
Roman mythology
- Bona Dea, goddess of fertility, healing, virginity, and women
- Candelifera, goddess of childbirth
- Carmenta, goddess of childbirth and prophecy
- Ceres, goddess of agriculture, grain crops, fertility and motherly relationships; equated with the Greek goddess Demeter
- Diana, goddess of the hunt, wilderness, the moon and childbirth; equivalent to the Greek Artemis
- *Domidicus, the god who leads the bride home
- *Domitius, the god who installs the bride
- Fascinus, embodiment of the divine phallus
- Fecunditas, goddess of fertility
- Feronia, goddess associated with fertility and abundance
- Flora, goddess of flowers and spring
- Inuus, god of sexual intercourse
- *Jugatinus, the god who joins the pair in marriage
- Juno, goddess of marriage and childbirth; equivalent to the Greek goddess Hera
- Liber, god of viniculture, wine and male fertility, equivalent to Greek Dionysus; in archaic Lavinium, a phallic deity
- Libera, goddess of female fertility and the earth
- Lucina, goddess of childbirth
- Mars, god initially associated with fertility and vegetation, but later associated with warfare and the Greek god Ares
- *Manturna, the goddess who kept the bride at home
- Mutunus Tutunus, phallic marriage deity associated with the Greek god Priapus
- Ops, fertility and earth-goddess
- Partula, goddess of childbirth, who determined the duration of each pregnancy
- *Pertuda, goddess who enables penetration
Venus, Roman goddess of love, beauty and fertility
- Picumnus, god of fertility, agriculture, matrimony, infants and children
- *Prema, goddess who holds the bride down on the bed
- Robigus, fertility god who protects crops against disease
- *Subigus, the god who subdues the bride to the husband's will
- Terra, earth goddess associated with marriage, motherhood, pregnant women, and pregnant animals; equivalent to the Greek Gaia
- Venus, goddess of love, beauty and fertility, equivalent to the Greek goddess Aphrodite
- *Virginiensis, the goddess who unties the girdle of the bride
* These 8 gods/goddesses consummate marriage and some of them are listed in the Indigitamenta [4]
Sami mythology
- Beiwe, goddess of fertility and sanity
- Rana Niejta, goddess of spring and fertility
Slavic mythology
- Dzydzilelya, Polish goddess of love, marriage, sexuality and fertility
- Jarilo, god of fertility, spring, the harvest and war
- Kostroma, goddess of fertility
- Radegast, West Slavic god of hospitality, fertility, and crops, associated with war and the sun
- Siebog, god of love and marriage
- Svetovid, god of war, fertility and abundance
- Zeme, goddess of the earth, associated with fertility
- Živa, goddess of love and fertility
Taíno mythology
- Atabey (goddess), mother goddess of fresh waters and fertility (of people).
- Yúcahu, masculine spirit of fertility (of crops such as Yucca) along with his mother Atabey who was his feminine counterpart.
Turco-Mongol mythology
- Umay, goddess of fertility and virginity
Ugaritic mythology
- Nikkal, Great Lady and Fruitful
Vodou
- Ayida-Weddo, loa of fertility, rainbows and snakes
- Guédé, family of spirits that embody the powers of death and fertility
References
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- ↑ Philip Wilkinson, Neil Philip. Mythology. ISBN 978-1-4053-1820-4. p.17. 2007
See also
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- The Dinner Party - this artwork features a place setting for Fertile Goddess.[1]
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- ↑ Place Settings. Brooklyn Museum. Retrieved on 2015-08-06.
