I read with interest the article entitled "Fertility and reproduction in ancient Egypt" by Eric Jauniaux. The author mentioned that the ancient Egyptians paid special respect to the royal placenta. I would like to comment on this subject from the historical point of view. Early evidence of the...
9 RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook fertility cult (redirected fromFertility rite) Wikipedia fertility cult n (Anthropology & Ethnology) the practice in some settled agricultural communities of performing religious or magical rites to ensure good weather...
Classical literary sources, tombstone inscriptions and skeletal remains have been used by classicists to show that there was probably a decline in the popu
Isis was the ancient Egyptian goddess ofmarriage, fertility, motherhood, magic and medicine. Many myths and legends exist about Isis in Egypt and Egyptian literature uses several names and titles for this goddess. Worship of Isis, her temples and her cult spread through Egypt and parts of Europe...
The Fertility Wheel
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.
Many of these artifacts are votive offerings — special objects, like figurines, purposefully left for deities, religious leaders or establishments — that people in ancient Egypt gave to Hathor, the goddess of fertility. "The deposit of votive offerings to Hathor discovered in this tomb indicates...
Fertility ritual is a Cornish link to Ancient Egypt [Edition 4]Julian Ridge
The people of ancient Egypt began their new year in summer. That is when the Nile River flooded its banks bringing water and fertility (肥沃) to the land. Today most people celebrate New Year's Day on January 1. People celebrate the New Year's holiday in many different ways. The ancient...
Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, up to the Byzantine Empire. Joey: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! So, I walk in the door and make the right (and he bends his arm to the left. Ross then bends Joey's arm to the right and Joey nods) [Scene: doctor's waiting room] Chandler: I have a...