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2. List of fertility deities - Wikipedia

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   Statue of a goddess of fertility, Copenhagen. A fertility deity is a god or goddess associated with fertility, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, and crops. 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 ...

3. Fertility and religion - Wikipedia

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   Fertility symbols were generally considered to have been used since Prehistoric times for encouraging fertility in women, although it is also used to show creation in some cultures. Wedding cakes are a form of fertility symbols. In Ancient Rome, the custom was for the groom to break a cakes over the bride's head to symbolize the end of the ...

4. Phallic saint - Wikipedia

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   Phallic saints are representations of actual saints or local deities who are invoked for fertility.More than vulgar representations of the phallus, phallic saints are benevolent symbols of prolificacy and reproductive fruitfulness, and objects of reverence and especial worship among barren women and young girls.

5. The mystical pagan traditions still celebrated in Sweden at ...

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   Wearing a flower wreath in your hair is an age-old symbol of rebirth and fertility, and these were dried and kept throughout the year, sometimes used to infuse the Christmas bath to keep the ...

6. Fertility rite - Wikipedia

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   Fertility rites or fertility cult are religious rituals that are intended to stimulate reproduction in humans or in the natural world. [1] Such rites may involve the sacrifice of "a primal animal, which must be sacrificed in the cause of fertility or even creation".

7. Pachamama - Wikipedia

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   Indigenous women, in particular senior women, are seen as incarnations of tradition and as living symbols of wisdom, life, fertility, and reproduction. The Pachamama queen who is elected is escorted by the gauchos, who circle the plaza on their horses and salute her during the Sunday parade. The Sunday parade is considered to be the climax of ...

8. Inanna - Wikipedia

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   Inanna's cuneiform ideogram was a hook-shaped twisted knot of reeds, representing the doorpost of the storehouse, a common symbol of fertility and plenty. [82] The rosette was another important symbol of Inanna, which continued to be used as a symbol of Ishtar after their syncretism. [ 83 ]

9. Icelandic magical staves - Wikipedia

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   A fertility symbol. [3] Gapaldur: Two staves, kept in the shoes, gapaldur under the heel of the right foot and ginfaxi under the toes of the left foot, to magically ensure victory in bouts of Icelandic wrestling . [2] Ginfaxi: Hólastafur: To open hills. [2] Kaupaloki: To prosper in trade and business. [2] Lásabrjótur: To open a lock without ...