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Atargatis (known as Derceto by the Greeks [1]) was the chief goddess of northern Syria in Classical antiquity. [2] [3] Primarily she was a fertility goddess, but, as the baalat ("mistress") of her city and people she was also responsible for their protection and well-being.
Šun-Šočõnava, Mari goddess of fertility and birth; Mu-Kyldyśin, Udmurt god of fertility and earth; Zarni-Ań, Komi goddess of fertility, represented by a golden woman; Babba or Aranyanya, Hungarian goddess fertility, represented by a golden woman; Kalteš-Ekwa, Ob-Ugric goddess of fertility, represented by a golden woman
Like her East Semitic equivalent, Ishtar, the Phoenician ʿAštart was a complex goddess with multiple aspects: being the feminine principle of the life-giving force, ʿAštart was a fertility goddess who promoted love and sensuality, in which capacity she presided over the reproduction of cattle and family growth; the goddess was also the ...
In Hinduism, Lingam is the most powerful fertility symbol, showing the critical union of Shiva and Shakti. Shiva is depicted with River Ganges and moon on his head. He wears garlands of snakes called Naga. The Ganga, moon and snakes are fertility symbols, and associated with fertility rituals in Hinduism. [12]
Artimpasa was the Scythian variant of the Iranian goddess Arti (𐬀𐬭𐬙𐬌)/Aṣ̌i (𐬀𐬴𐬌), who was a patron of fertility and marriage and a guardian of laws who represented material wealth in its various forms, including [1] domestic animals, precious objects, and a plentiful descendance.
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Icons of Lajja Gauri have been found in different villages, and local people identify her with other goddesses such as Aditi, Adya Shakti, Renuka and Yallamma. [5] A notable sculpture of her dating to 150-300 CE was found at Amravati (now kept at State Museum, Chennai), [6] Tribal areas of Central India, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, where the town of Badami, known for the Badami Cave Temples ...
Xochitlicue (meaning in Nahuatl 'the one that has her skirt of flowers') is the Aztec goddess of fertility, patroness of life and death, guide of rebirth, younger sister of Coatlicue, Huitzilopochtli's mother according Codex Florentine; and Chimalma, Quetzalcoatl's mother according Codex Chimalpopoca. [1]