In ancient times polytheism was widespread. For every important aspect of life there was a certain deity with specific characteristics. To appeal to the gods for help, people made various totems , set temples, and, whenever possible, offered them sacrifices and various gifts.
The Greek god of fertility
Priap was ranked among the lowest deities, so they treated him, to put it mildly, disrespectfully. It was portrayed in the form of a scarecrow with a head painted with red paint and with a large phallus. The sacred animals of this god are considered to be an ass, which is a symbol of lust. There is no reliable information about who is the parent of Priap. The most popular version indicates that his father was Dionysus, and his mother - Aphrodite.
The god of fertility was also considered the patron saint of vineyards and gardens. He was often used to scare off thieves from the garden. Figures of Priapa Greeks usually made of wood or fired clay. In Asia Minor, a huge number of stele in the form of a phallus was established. By the way, they were called a place of life and death. Holidays dedicated to this god, were accompanied by orgies and merriment.
The Egyptian god of fertility
Ming is the patron of the male power and spills of the Nile. According to the legends he lived in the swamps, where a large number of lotus flowers grew, which were considered a powerful aphrodisiac. This is what caused his constant potency. When wars started in Egypt, all the men went to pay the country's debt and that women were not sad, Min satisfied all their needs. According to the legends, he could conjoin with 50 women in one night. When Pharaoh returned home, he noticed a huge number of children, similar to the god of fertility, and for this he cut off his hand and leg. They portrayed him with a large excited phallus and with one hand raised, and in the other there is a whip. On his head is a crown with two large feathers. There is also information that Mina was considered the protector of the harvest. In honor of it, the Feast of the Steps was held. The earthly incarnation as an animal of this god of fertility was a large bull. To the symbols of Mina also include lettuce, which is considered one of the strong aphrodisiacs .
The Roman god of fertility
Liber was especially popular among landowners who carried gifts to him in the hope of getting a good harvest. His holiday was considered March 17. It was on this day that the young men first put on their toga. On the feast, the Romans gathered at crossroads in masks made of bark and leaflets. On this day, people shook a huge phallus, made of flowers. The wife of Liber is the goddess of fertility of Liber.
Ancient Phoenician god of fertility
Adonis is very handsome, and that is why the goddess of love of Aphrodite paid attention to him. He was fond of hunting and once he was killed by a boar. Aphrodite could not calm her grief, and Zeus took pity and ordered the god of the underworld to let Adonis fall on the ground in the spring for six months. When God rose, around
God of Japanese fertility
Inari is not only the goddess of fertility, but also of healing. She was the patroness of warriors, actors, blacksmiths and girls of easy virtue. Many considered it a mystery, because in different parts of Japan it was presented with different sexes. Some people considered her to be a young girl, and others considered an old man with a beard. In general, the god of fertility was originally asexual, but had eyelids, and only from the time of her became a woman. They portrayed her often with a fox face, and if she was represented as a woman, she certainly had long hair, and her face was incomparable with the beauty of the moon. In the hands of Inari holds a stone that fulfills the desire.