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Fertility Goddesses
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. African * Ala, Igbo goddess of fertility * Asase Ya, Ashanti earth goddess of fertility * Deng, Dinka sky god of rain and fertility * Mbaba Mwana Waresa, Zulu goddess of fertility, rainbows, agriculture, rain, and bees * Orie, Ohafia goddess of fertility * Oshun (known as ''Ochún'' or ''Oxúm'' in Latin America) also spelled Ọṣun, is an orisha, a spirit, a deity, or a goddess that reflects one of the manifestations of God in the Ifá and Yoruba religions. She is one of the most popular and venerated orishas. Oshun is the deity of the river and fresh water, luxury and pleasure, sexuality and fertility, and beauty and love. She is connected to destiny and div ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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NY most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the Northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York NY, Ny or ny may also refer to: Places * North Yorkshire, an English county * Ny, Belgium, a village * Old number plate of German small town Niesky People * Eric Ny (1909–1945), Swedish runner * Marianne Ny, Swedish prosecutor Letters * ny (digraph), an alphabetic letter * Nu (letter), the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet, transcribed as "Ny" * ñ (énye), sometimes transcribed as "ny" * Voiced palatal nasal, found in English as "ny" Other uses * New Year * Air Iceland (IATA code: NY) * Chewa language (ISO 639-1 code: ny) See also * New Year (other) * New York (other) * NYC (other) * NYS (other) {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
