Ancient fertility goddess: Fertility in ancient Rome meant health, food and plenty. The Roman goddess of fertility had many guises like Venus, Juno, Ceres, Flora... The Lupercalia festivity in February became St. Valentine's.
A throne was one of her common symbols. She was known as the supreme king-maker. Often depicted in the temples along the Nile with a throne balanced on her head. Her son, Horus, was the patron and protector of the pharaohs. The reigning Pharaoh was considered to be the living embod...
Much like Easter eggs, the tradition of the Easter Bunny is centuries-old, and one that is tied to rabbits and hares being ancient symbols of fertility. Rabbits and hares are associated with fertility particularly in the spring, a time of year when life returns – a return of life that is...
Among the main themes of ancient mythologies, fertility and reproduction have various representations in ancient civilizations. The purpose of this paper was to review myths and common symbols of fertility and reproduction in ancient civilizations and evaluate the reasons of their continuous importance in...
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These concepts are relevant to our research on god and goddess symbols because ancient deities embody these important life-themes. For example, there are several mother-type goddesses, and each of them represent childbirth. Childbirth is a recurring theme for the whole human race. Attributing the ...
In the Greek world, Aphrodite was mainly a goddess of sexual love, generation, and of fertility. However, she was also associated with vegetation, the sea and seafaring (due to her birth from the sea). She was the patron of prostitutes as well and was worshipped as such in ancient Corin...
The sacred symbol can be traced back to the very beginning of the ancientEgyptianempire. The Ankh is commonly used with other symbols such as the Djed and the Was. The Ankh is a symbol of Fertility, Spirituality, Life, and the afterlife. ...
They wore animal skins and carried wands called thyrsi, made of fennel stalks bound together with grapevines and ivy. The thyrsi were symbols of fertility and reproduction and also of intoxication. During the Dionysia festivals the maenads would enter a trance, dancing to the beat of drums ...
was proven to exist byJames Churchward(1851–1936) in a series of books, beginning withLost Continent of Mu, the Motherland of Man(1926), re-edited later asThe Lost Continent Mu(1931). Other popular books in the series areThe Children of Mu(1931), andThe Sacred Symbols of Mu(1933). ...