Search Results: Fertility cult

The Cult of the Supreme Being was a deistic cult established by Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794) during the French Revolution (1789-1799). Its purpose was to replace Roman Catholicism as the state religion of France and to undermine the...

The Roman imperial cult was the practice of venerating Roman emperors and their families as having divine attributes, honoring their contributions to the spread of Roman religion and culture. It was instituted by the first Roman emperor Augustus...

The Kachina (also “Katsina”) cult refers to the specific religious practices centered on the kachina, which is a spiritual entity and divine messenger of the Puebloan peoples as well as the Hopi, Zuni, Tewa, and Keresan tribes in what is...

In ancient Athens, women had no life outside the home unless they were prostitutes or were engaged in religious activities such as festivals. Every Greek deity in every city-state had their own cult (sect) but the cult of Athena offered women...

Susie Robinson of the British Museum talks about some of her favourtie pieces, namely the Mayan Statue of Fertility.

Hariti, goddess of fertility, 2nd-3rd century, Sahri Bahlol Excavation, 1911-12. Peshawar Museum, Pakistan.

The gods and goddesses of Ancient Egypt were an integral part of the people's everyday lives for over 3,000 years. There were over 2,000 deities in the Egyptian pantheon, many whose names are well known - Isis, Osiris, Horus, Amun, Ra, Hathor...

Made for Ma'am Abi Vilches

The Strettweg Cult Wagon. This bronze work, which dates to the 6th century BCE, was found in a tomb in Steiermark, Austria and is a fine example of the Celtic love of small figurines. The larger central figure is female and she supports a...

The faithfully reconstructed corner of the smaller of two twin temples dedicated to the imperial cult at Glanum, southern France. c. 20 BCE.