- Fertility deity
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Fertility rites
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Fertility — is the natural capability of giving life. As a measure, Fertility Rate is the number of children born per couple, person or population. This is different from fecundity, which is defined as the potential for reproduction (influenced by gamete… … Wikipedia
Fertility rite — Fertility rites are religious rituals that reenact, either actually or symbolically, sexual acts and/or reproductive processes. As with the sacrifices of humans which many scholars think Fact|date=February 2007 that ancient peoples made to ensure … Wikipedia
fertility cult — 1. a religious cult devoted to the enhancement of the fertility of persons, plants, or animals, by means of rituals often associated with a particular deity. 2. the body of members of such a cult. [1930 35] * * * … Universalium
deity — Synonyms and related words: Aides, Aidoneus, Amen Ra, Amor, Aphrodite, Apollo, Apollo Musagetes, Ares, Artemis, Ashtoreth, Astarte, Astraea, Athena, Atropos, Baal, Bellona, Bragi, Cailleac, Calliope, Castilian Spring, Cerberus, Ceres, Charon,… … Moby Thesaurus
fertility god — Synonyms and related words: Ashtoreth, Astarte, Baal, Cailleac, Ceres, Cora, Demeter, Dionysos, Dionysus, Faunus, Flora, Frey, Gaea, Gaia, Isis, Kore, Pan, Persephassa, Persephone, Pomona, Priapus, Proserpina, Proserpine, Triptolemos, Triptolemus … Moby Thesaurus
fertility cult — noun 1. : a system of nature worship involving rites and ceremonies believed to ensure productiveness of plants, animals, and people and often directed toward the propitiation of a special deity 2. : the body of followers and practitioners of… … Useful english dictionary
Vegetation deity — A vegetation deity is a god or goddess whose disappearance and reappearance, or death and rebirth, embodies the growth cycle of plants and represents the capacity of earthly life to regenerate itself. A vegetation deity is thus often a fertility… … Wikipedia
Water deity — This article is about Water Deities. For the novel by Wilbur Smith, see River God. See also: Water and religion File:Poseidon sculLolisjxissenhagen 2005.jpg Poseidon, Greek god of seas and waters. A water deity is a deity in mythology associated… … Wikipedia
Nature deity — The Dryad by Evelyn De Morgan, depicting a Greek dryad or tree nymph The term nature deity typically refers to the concept of gods or goddesses in mythology associated with various perceived forces of nature . They feature commonly in… … Wikipedia
Triple deity — A triple deity (sometimes referred to as threefold, tripled, triplicate, tripartite, triune or triadic) is a deity associated with the number three. Such deities are common throughout world mythology; the number three has a long history of… … Wikipedia
