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Fertility symbols A typical Shiva lingam. 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 ...
Kokopelli ( / ˌkoʊkoʊˈpɛliː / [1]) is a fertility deity, usually depicted as a humpbacked flute player (often with feathers or antenna -like protrusions on his head), who is venerated by some Native American cultures in the Southwestern United States. Like most fertility deities, Kokopelli presides over both childbirth and agriculture.
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 fertility deities.
Inanna. Goddess Ishtar on an Akkadian Empire seal, 2350–2150 BCE. She is equipped with weapons on her back, has a horned helmet, places her foot in a dominant posture upon a lion secured by a leash and is accompanied by the star of Shamash. Inanna [a] is the ancient Mesopotamian goddess of love, war, and fertility.
Piero di Cosimo: Venus, Mars and Cupid, Cupid (lying on Venus) clings to a white rabbit, a symbol of birth and fertility. Fertility in art refers to any artistic work representing or portraying fertility, which usually refers to successful breeding among humans, although it may also mean successful agriculture and animal husbandry.
Fertility and rebirth. Historically, serpents and snakes represent fertility or a creative life force. As snakes shed their skin through sloughing, they are symbols of rebirth, transformation, immortality, and healing. The ouroboros is a symbol of eternity and continual renewal of life.
Origins and styles. A cornicello is a twisted horn-shaped charm often made of gold, silver, plastic, bone, terracotta, or red coral. [1] Cornicelli are thought to be modeled after an eland horn, to represent fertility, virility, and strength. [2] The shape and colour of the red cornicelli are reminiscent of a chili pepper. [3]
Fleur-de-lis is the stylized depiction of the lily flower. The name itself derives from ancient Greek λείριον > Latin lilium > French lis. Lily has always been the symbol of fertility and purity, and in Christianity it symbolizes the Immaculate Conception .