fertility idol
Procreation worship statue
A fertility idol is a small carved figure, typically depicting exaggerated female features or reproductive imagery, associated with ancient religious practices meant to promote conception, childbirth, or agricultural abundance.
The term appears in archaeology and anthropology to describe such artifacts, but also in popular culture—particularly adventure stories and films—where fertility idols serve as exotic treasures or MacGuffins: The explorers found a fertility idol in the temple.
- figurineSmall ornamental sculpture
- ancient artifactObject from distant past
- goddessFemale sacred being
- mother goddessFemale divinity of fertility
- VenusLove goddess, or planet
statue · ritual · birth ritual · ancient · clay · carved · worship · offering · pregnant · mother · earth · harvest · womb · blessing · pagan · temple · sacred · childbirth
- ritual figurinesgoddess statue, mother goddess, ex-voto, household god, Lares
- sacred statuesVirgin Mary statue, Christ statue, angel statue, goddess statue, church statue
- fertility ritessacred marriage, phallic symbols, mother goddess, great mother, Baal
- ancient artifactsjade mask, Viking sword, bronze sculptures, antiquities, Roman coin
- figurinesanimal figurine, angel figurine, cat figurine, fairy figurine, nativity figure
- ritualsritual, rite, ceremony, sacrament, blessing
fertility idoldeath mask
Mold of deceased's face
memento mori · death's head · grave goods · reliquary · corpse candle
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