Flashcards: Fertility goddesses

Tanit was a Punic and Phoenician goddess, the chief deity of Carthage alongside her consort Ba`al Hammon.

In Aztec mythology, Tlazolteotl (or Tlaçolteotl, Nahuatl pronunciation: [tɬasoɬˈteotɬ]) is a goddess of purification, steam bath, midwives, filth, and a patroness of adulterers.

In ancient Roman religion, Ceres (/ˈsɪəriːz/; Latin: Cerēs [ˈkɛreːs]) was a goddess of agriculture, grain crops, fertility and motherly relationships.

In Greek mythology, a Charis (/ˈkeɪrɪs/; Greek: Χάρις, pronounced [kʰáris]) or Grace is one of three or more minor goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity, and fertility, together known as the Charites /ˈkærᵻtiːz/ (Χάριτες [kʰáritɛːs]) or Graces.

In ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, Demeter (/dᵻˈmiːtər/; Attic: Δημήτηρ Dēmḗtēr; Doric: Δαμάτηρ Dāmā́tēr) is the goddess of the harvest and agriculture, who presided over grains and the fertility of the earth.

In Germanic mythology, Frigg (Old Norse), Frija (Old High German), Frea (Langobardic), and Frige (Old English) is a goddess.

The Queen Mother of the West, known by , is a goddess in Chinese religion and mythology, also worshipped in neighbouring Asian countries, and attested from ancient times.

In Roman mythology, Flora (Latin: Flōra) was a Sabine-derived goddess of flowers and of the season of spring – a symbol for nature and flowers (especially the may-flower).

Hārītī (Sanskrit), also known as Kishimojin (鬼子母神), is both a revered goddess and demon in some Buddhist traditions.

In Norse mythology, Freyja (/ˈfreɪə/; Old Norse for "(the) Lady") is a goddess associated with love, sex, beauty, fertility, gold, seiðr, war, and death.

Inanna (/ɪˈnænə/ or /ɪˈnɑːnə/; Cuneiform: ???????? (Old Babylonian) or DINGIRINANNA (Neo-Assyrian) DMUŠ3; Sumerian: Inanna; Akkadian: Ištar; Unicode: U+12239) was the Sumerian goddess of love, fertility, and warfare, and goddess of the E-Anna temple at the city of Uruk, her main centre.

Ishtar (English pronunciation /ˈɪʃtɑːr/; transliteration: DIŠTAR; Akkadian: ???????? DINGIR INANNA; Sumerian????) is the Mesopotamian East Semitic (Akkadian, Assyrian and Babylonian) goddess of fertility, love, war, sex, and power She is the counterpart to the earlier attested Sumerian Inanna, and the cognate for the later attested Northwest Semitic Aramean goddess Astarte, and the Armenian goddess Astghik.

In ancient Roman religion, Feronia was a goddess associated with wildlife, fertility, health and abundance.

Oshun (known as Ochún or Oxúm in Latin America) also spelled Ọṣun, is an orisha, a spirit or deity that reflects one of the manifestations of God in the Ifá and Yoruba religions.

Bona Dea ("The Good Goddess") was a divinity in ancient Roman religion.

The Matres (Latin "mothers") and Matronae (Latin "matrons") were female deities venerated in Northwestern Europe from the first to the fifth century.

In ancient Roman religion, Ops or Opis (Latin: "Plenty") was a fertility deity and earth-goddess of Sabine origin.

Pachamama is a goddess revered by the indigenous people of the Andes.

Yemoja is a spirit from the Yoruba religion.

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Asherah (/ˈæʃərə/; Ugaritic: ???????????????? : 'ṯrt; Hebrew: אֲשֵׁרָה‎‎), in Semitic mythology, is a mother goddess who appears in a number of ancient sources.

Šauška or Shaushka (Hittite: Šauša, & later Šawuška) was a Hurrian goddess who was also adopted into the Hittite pantheon.

Allat, also spelled Allatu, Alilat, Allāt, and al-Lāt (Arabic: اللات‎‎ pronounced [ælˈlæːt]) is the name of a goddess worshipped in pre-Islamic Arabia.

Ala (also known as Ani, Ana, Ale, and Ali in varying Igbo dialects) is the female Alusi (deity) of the earth, morality, fertility and creativity in Odinani.

Lajjit Gauri is a goddess associated with abundance and fertility, and she has been euphemistically described as Lajja (that is, modesty).

Oya (known as Oyá or Oiá; Yansá or Yansã; and Iansá or Iansã in Latin America) is an Orisha of winds, lightening, and violent storms, death and rebirth.