List of fertility deities

A fertility deity is a god or goddess in mythology associated with fertility, pregnancy, and birth. In some cases these deities are directly associated with sex, and in others they simply embody related attributes. The following is a list of fertility deities.

African mythology[]

Ala, Igbo goddess of fertility
Asase Ya, Ashanti earth goddess of fertility
Denka, Dinka god of the sky, rain and fertility
Mbaba Mwana Waresa, Zulu goddess of fertility, rainbows, agriculture, rain and beer

Armenian mythology[]

Anahit, goddess of fertility, birth, beauty and water
Aramazd, creator-god and source of the Earth's fertility

Aztec mythology[]

Chiconahui, domestic fertility goddess
Cihuacoatl, goddess of motherhood, fertility and midwives
Coatlicue, goddess of fertility, life, death and rebirth
Huixtocihuatl, fertility goddess who presided over salt and salt water
Mayahuel, goddess of maguey plants, associated with fertility
Patecatl, god of healing and fertility
Tepoztecatl, god of pulque, of drunkenness and fertility
Tlaloc, god of rain, fertility and water
Tlazolteotl, goddess of purification, steam bath, midwives, filth, and a patroness of adulterers
Toci, is the "Mother of the Gods", often associated with Tlazolteotl
Tonacatecuhtli, god of fertility
Tzitzimimeh, a group of star deities associated with fertility
Xipe Totec, god of agriculture, vegetation, the east, disease, spring, goldsmiths, silversmiths and the seasons
Xochipilli, god of art, games, beauty, dance, flowers, maize, fertility, and song
Xochiquetzal, goddess of fertility, beauty, female sexual power, protection of young mothers, pregnancy, childbirth, and women's crafts

Baltic mythology[]

Laima, goddess of luck and fate, associated with childbirth, pregnancy marriage, and death
Saulė, solar goddess of life and fertility, warmth and health

Canaanite mythology[]

Baal, name of a number of gods with possible associations with fertility

In Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia[]

Sowathara, A female figure as symbol of the fertile earh.

Celtic mythology[]

Brigid, Irish goddess associated with fertility
Cernunnos, horned god associated with fertility
Damara, fertility goddess worshipped in Britain
Damona, Gaulish fertility goddess
Epona, goddess of horses and fertility
Hooded Spirits, a group of deities theorised to be fertility spirits
Nantosuelta, goddess of nature, the earth, fire, and fertility
Onuava, goddess of fertility
Rosmerta, Gallo-Roman goddess of fertility and abundance

Christian mythology[]

St. Anne, patron saint of pregnancy and mothers
St. Catherine of Sweden, patron saint of protection against abortion and miscarriage
St. Gerard Majella, patron saint of childbirth, motherhood, children and mothers (unborn children and expecting mothers in particular)
St. Margaret the Virgin, patron saint of childbirth and pregnant women
Phallic saints, a group of saints invoked for fertility
St. Raymond Nonnatus, patron saint of childbirth, midwives, children, and pregnant women

Min, ancient Egyptian god of fertility and lettuce

Egyptian mythology[]

Amun, creator-god, associated with fertility
Bastet, cat goddess sometimes associated with fertility
Bes, household protector god associated with music, dance, and sexual pleasure
Hathor, goddess who personified the principles of love, motherhood and joy
Heget, frog-goddess of fertility
Heryshaf, god of creation and fertility
Isis, goddess of motherhood, magic and fertility
Mesenet, goddess of childbirth
Min, god of fertility, reproduction, and lettuce
Osiris, god of the afterlife, the dead, and the underworld agency that granted all life, including sprouting vegetation and the fertile flooding of the Nile River
Renenutet, goddess of the true name, the harvest and fertile fields
Sobek, god of the river, warfare and fertility
Sopdet, goddess of the fertility of the soil
Tawaret, goddess of fertility and childbirth
Tefnut, goddess of water and fertility
Qetesh, goddess of sacred ecstasy and sexual pleasure

Etruscan mythology[]

Fufluns, god of plant life, happiness and health and growth in all things
Thesan, goddess of the dawn, associated with the generation of life

Finnish mythology[]

Äkräs, god of fertility
Rauni, goddess of fertility

Germanic mythology[]

Nerthus, goddess associated with fertility
Anyak-Schlikh, goddess of fertility and passionate love

Greek mythology[]

Adonis, a figure associated with death, rebirth and vegetation
Aphaea, local goddess associated with fertility and the agricultural cycle
Aphrodite, goddess of love, beauty and sexuality
Artemis, goddess of the hunt, wild animals, wilderness, childbirth, virginity, fertility, young girls and health and disease in women
Athena , goddess of wisdom
Cybele, Phrygian Earth Mother goddess who embodies the fertile earth
Demeter, goddess of agriculture and the fertility of the earth
Dionysus, god of wine and festivity, associated with fertility
Eros, god of sexual love, fertility and beauty

Priapus, Greek god of fertility, gardens and male genitalia
Gaia, Earth Mother and goddess of the fertile earth
Hera, goddess of the air, marriage, women, women's fertility, childbirth, heirs, kings and empires
Ilithyia, goddess of childbirth and midwifery
Pan, god of shepherds, flocks, mountain wilds, hunting and rustic music; associated with fertility
Phanes, primeval deity of procreation and the generation of new life
Priapus, rustic god of fertility, protection of livestock, fruit plants, gardens and male genitalia

Hawaiian mythology[]

Haumea, goddess of fertility and childbirth
Kamapua'a, demi-god of fertility
Laka, patron of the hula dance and god of fertility
Lono, god associated with fertility, agriculture, rainfall, and music

Hindu mythology[]

Aditi, goddess of space, consciousness, the past, the future, and fertility
Banka-Mundi, goddess of the hunt and fertility
Bhūmi, goddess of the earth and the fertility form of Lakshmi
Chandra, lunar god associated with fertility
Lajja Gauri, goddess associated with abundance and fertility
Manasa, snake goddess associated with fertility and prosperity
Parvati, goddess associated with fertility, marital felicity, devotion to the spouse, asceticism, and power
Sinivali, goddess associated with fecundity and easy

Hittite mythology[]

Shaushka, goddess of fertility, war and healing

Inca mythology[]

Mama Quilla, the goddess of the moon, the menstrual cycle, and a protector of women
Mama Ocllo, mother goddess, associated with fertility
Sara Mama, goddess of grain
Pacha Kamaq, Creator of the World
Pachamama, fertility goddess who presides over planting and harvesting and causes earthquakes

Indigenous Australian mythology[]

Anjea, goddess or spirit of fertility
Birrahgnooloo, Kamilaroi goddess of fertility
Dilga, Karadjeri goddess of fertility and growth
Julunggul, Yolgnu rainbow snake goddess associated with fertility, initiation, rebirth and the weather
Kunapipi, mother goddess and the patron deity of many heroes
Ungud, snake god or goddess associated with rainbows and the fertility and erections of the tribe's shaman
Wollunqua, snake god of rain and fertility

Inuit mythology[]

Akna, goddess of fertility and childbirth
Pukkeenegak, goddess of children, pregnancy, childbirth and the making of clothes

Japanese mythology[]

Kichijōten, goddess of happiness, fertility, and beauty

Maya mythology[]

Akna, goddess of motherhood and childbirth
Ixchel, jaguar goddess of midwifery and medicine

Mesopotamian mythology[]

Ama-arhus, goddess of fertility
Amasagnul, goddess of fertility
Emesh, Sumerian god of vegetation, associated with the abundance of the earth
Enten, Sumerian fertility god
Gatumdag, goddess of fertility
Inanna (Ishtar), goddess of sexual love, fertility and warfare
Nanshe, goddess of social justice, prophecy, fertility and fishing
Nidaba, goddess of writing, learning, and the harvest
Ninhursag, mother goddess associated with fertility
Nin-imma, goddess of fertility and deification of the female sex organs
Sharra Itu, goddess of fertility
Shu-pa-e, Sumerian astral and fertility god, personifying the planet Jupiter
Shulmanu, god of the underworld, fertility and war
Tammuz, god of food, vegetation and fertility

Native American mythology[]

Atahensic, Iroquois goddess associated with marriage, childbirth, and feminine endeavors
Kokopelli, Hopi trickster god associated with fertility, childbirth and agriculture

Norse mythology[]

Freyja, goddess associated with love, beauty, fertility, gold, seiðr, war, and death
Freyr, god associated with farming, weather and fertility
Frigg, goddess associated with prophecy, marriage and childbirth
Gefjun, goddess of ploughing and possibly fertility

Oceania mythology[]

Gedi (mythology), Fijian god of fertility, who taught mankind the use of fire
Makemake, Rapa Nui creator-god, associated with fertility
Tagroa Siria, Fijian god associated with fertility
Tangaroa, Rarotongan god of the sea and creation, associated with fertility

Persian mythology[]

Anahita goddess of fertility, healing and wisdom

Roman mythology[]

Bona Dea, goddess of fertility, healing, virginity, and women
Candelifera, goddess of childbirth
Carmenta, goddess of childbirth and prophecy
Ceres, goddess of cereal and of motherly relationships equated with the Greek goddess Demeter
Diana, goddess of the hunt, wilderness, the moon and childbirth, equivalent to the Greek Artemis
Fascinus, embodiment of the divine phallus
Fecunditas, goddess of fertility
Feronia, goddess associated with fertility and abundance
Flora, goddess of flowers and spring
Inuus, god of sexual intercourse
Juno, goddess of marriage and childbirth, equivalent to the Greek goddess Hera
Liber, god of viniculture, wine and male fertility, equivalent to Greek Dionysus; in archaic Lavinium, a phallic deity
Libera, goddess of female fertility and the earth
Lucina, goddess of childbirth
Mars, god initially associated with fertility and vegetation, but later associated with warfare and the Greek god Ares
Mutunus Tutunus, phallic marriage deity associated with the Greek god Priapus
Ops, fertility and earth-goddess

Venus, Roman goddess of love, beauty and fertility
Partula, goddess of childbirth, who determined the duration of each pregnancy
Picumnus, god of fertility, agriculture, matrimony, infants and children
Robigus, fertility god who protects crops against disease
Terra, earth goddess associated with marriage, motherhood, pregnant women, and pregnant animals; equivalent to the Greek Gaia
Venus, goddess of love, beauty and fertility, equivalent to the Greek goddess Aphrodite

Sami mythology[]

Beiwe, goddess of fertility and sanity
Rana Niejta, goddess of spring and fertility

Slavic mythology[]

Dzydzilelya, Polish goddess of love, marriage, sexuality and fertility
Jarilo, god of fertility, spring, the harvest and war
Kostroma, goddess of fertility
Radegast, West Slavic god of hospitality, fertility, and crops, associated with war and the sun
Siebog, god of love and marriage
Svetovid, god of war, fertility and abundance
Zeme, goddess of the earth, associated with fertility
Živa, goddess of love and fertility

Turkic mythology[]

Ajysyt, mother goddess associated with childbirth
Umay, goddess of fertility and virginity

Vodou[]

Ayida-Weddo, loa of fertility, rainbows and snakes
Guédé, family of spirits that embody the powers of death and fertility