Afertility deity is a god or goddess associated withfertility,sex,pregnancy,childbirth, andcrops. 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.
Oshun (known asOchún orOxúm inLatin America) also spelledỌṣun, is anorisha, a spirit, a deity, or a goddess that reflects one of the manifestations of God in theIfá andYoruba religions. She is one of the most popular and venerated orishas. Oshun is the deity of the river and fresh water, luxury and pleasure, sexuality and fertility, and beauty and love. She is connected to destiny anddivination.
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
Lakapati: the hermaphrodite Tagalog deity and protector of sown fields, sufficient field waters, and abundant fish catch;[3] a major fertility deity;[4] deity of vagrants and waifs;[5] a patron of cultivated lands and husbandry[6]
Ikapati: theSambal goddess of cultivated land and fertility[7]
Lakan-bakod: the Tagalog god of the fruits of the earth who dwells in certain plants;[8] the god of crops;[9] the god of rice whose hollow statues have gilded eyes, teeth, and genitals; food and wine are introduced to his mouth to secure a good crop;[10] the protector of fences[11]
Kukarog: the Bicolano giant who was swept by waters into the sea, where his genital can be seen as a rock jutting from the ocean[12]
Ibabasag: the Bukidnon goddess of pregnant women[13]
Inari Ōkami, deity of fertility, rice, agriculture, foxes, and industry; this deity is of ambiguous gender and may be portrayed as male, female, or ambiguous
Nanshe, Sumerian goddess of social justice, prophecy, fertility, and fishing
Sharra Itu, Identified with Asratum, later Ašrat-aḫītu (Ašratum the foreigner) or (the other Ašratum)
Inanna/Ishtar, Mesopotamian goddess of love, beauty, sex, desire, fertility, war, justice, and political power. Her symbols were lions, doves & the 8-pointed star, wife of Dumuzid
Umay, goddess of fertility and reproduction, believed to have saved two children (one boy and one girl) from a massacre. She is believed to have offered protection and guidance to the children, who managed to raise the Turkic communities. In the form of a deer, she is accepted by the Turks to be the protective power of the race, and therefore she is called in many texts as "Mother Umay".
Ēostre, spring and fertility goddess; in earlier times probably a dawn goddess as her name is cognate toEos
Freyr, god associated with peace, marriages, rain, sunshine, and fertility, both of the land and people
Freyja, a goddess associated with fertility and sister of the above god
Frigg, goddess associated with prophecy, marriage, and childbirth; in one myth, she also demonstrates a more direct connection with fertility, as a king and queen pray to her for a child
Gefjun, Danish goddess of ploughing and possibly fertility
Njörðr, since his name is cognate with the above goddess, it's possible he was originally an earth/fertility deity before transforming into a sea god thanked for a bountiful catch
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