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This illustration is an artists impression of a fertility flower, a make believe plant that represents good health and fertility.

Fertility flower

Some Nigerian fertility cults

The fertility of the unfit

Human fertility : the modern dilemma

Fecundity, fertility, sterility and allied topics

Illustration of relief showing Syro-palestine fertility Goddess Kadest. (original in Berlin).

Illustration of relief showing fertility Goddess

Amuletic objects of stone, all in the form of human figurines, to ensure fertility, Bolivia.

Amuletic stone figurines to ensure fertility, Bolivia.

Amuletic objects of stone, all in the form of animals, to ensure fertility, Bolivia.

Amuletic stone animals to ensure fertility, Bolivia.

Min, Egyptian god of fertility. He was invoked for animal. vegetable and human fertility. He is represented in human form with legs placed close thogether like those of a mummy and an erect phallus. A flail is depicted above his raised arm with its hand extended to one side. He wears a tight scull cap on his head with two lofty plumes and two streamers hanging down the back. Amongst the offerings to Min is a lettuce (pictured just above the tip of the erect phallus) which was considered an aphrodisiac and frequently associated with the god. This wall relief is from Karnak, near Luxor which was known in ancient Egypt as <I>Ipet-isut</I> 'the most select of places'. The temples of Karnak were built, enlarged, demolished, re-built and restored for over 2000 years after the Theban kings and the god Amun came to prominence at the beginning of the Middle Kingdom (2040-1782 BCE). Karnak was particularly active from the beginning of Dynasty XVIII (1570-1293 BCE) when the capital of Egypt was established as Thebes.
Photograph taken in 1989.

Min, Egyptian god of fertility, wall relief

Min, Egyptian god of fertility. This wall relief is from Karnak, near Luxor which was known in Ancient Egypt as <I>Ipet-isut</I> 'the most select of places'. The temples of Karnak were built, enlarged, demolished, re-built and restored for over 2000 years after the Theban kings and the god Amun came to prominence at the beginning of the Middle Kingdom (2040-1782 BCE). Karnak was particularly active from the beginning of Dynasty XVIII (1570-1293 BCE) when the capital of Egypt was established as Thebes.
Photograph taken in 1989.

Teraphim (idol). Figurines of a fertility goddess placed in ancient Canaanite houses to ensure health.

Ancient Canaanite Teraphim. Figurines of fertility goddess.

Statue of Goddess of fertility with many breasts.

Amuletic objects of stone to ensure fertility in the form of house and courtyard, Bolivia.

Amuletic objects of stone to ensure fertility, Bolivia.

Selective fertilization

Over 2500 references to technical and sociological studies on fertility and family formation in Australia and New Zealand. Includes theses, journal articles, pamphlets, books, and miscellaneous papers and reports. Classified arrangement. Frequent notes also included in entries. Author index.

Fertility and family formation : Australasian bibliography and essays, 1972.

A theory of population, deduced from the general law of animal fertility

xii, 278 pages : illustrations, diagrams ; 20 cm.

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Fertility flower

Some Nigerian fertility cults

The fertility of the unfit

Human fertility : the modern dilemma

The fertility of the unfit

Fecundity, fertility, sterility and allied topics

Fecundity, fertility, sterility and allied topics

Illustration of relief showing fertility Goddess

Amuletic stone figurines to ensure fertility, Bolivia.

Amuletic stone animals to ensure fertility, Bolivia.

Amuletic stone animals to ensure fertility, Bolivia.

Amuletic stone figurines to ensure fertility, Bolivia.

Amuletic stone figurines to ensure fertility, Bolivia.

Amuletic stone animals to ensure fertility, Bolivia.

Amuletic stone figurines to ensure fertility, Bolivia.

Min, Egyptian god of fertility, wall relief

Min, Egyptian god of fertility, wall relief

Amuletic stone animals to ensure fertility, Bolivia.

Ancient Canaanite Teraphim. Figurines of fertility goddess.

Statue of Goddess of fertility with many breasts.

Amuletic objects of stone to ensure fertility, Bolivia.

Selective fertilization

Fertility and family formation : Australasian bibliography and essays, 1972.

A theory of population, deduced from the general law of animal fertility

Problems of fertilization

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Fertility flower

Some Nigerian fertility cults

The fertility of the unfit

Human fertility : the modern dilemma

The fertility of the unfit

Fecundity, fertility, sterility and allied topics

Fecundity, fertility, sterility and allied topics

Illustration of relief showing fertility Goddess

Amuletic stone figurines to ensure fertility, Bolivia.

Amuletic stone animals to ensure fertility, Bolivia.

Amuletic stone animals to ensure fertility, Bolivia.

Amuletic stone figurines to ensure fertility, Bolivia.

Amuletic stone figurines to ensure fertility, Bolivia.

Amuletic stone animals to ensure fertility, Bolivia.

Amuletic stone figurines to ensure fertility, Bolivia.

Min, Egyptian god of fertility, wall relief

Min, Egyptian god of fertility, wall relief

Amuletic stone animals to ensure fertility, Bolivia.

Ancient Canaanite Teraphim. Figurines of fertility goddess.

Statue of Goddess of fertility with many breasts.

Amuletic objects of stone to ensure fertility, Bolivia.

Selective fertilization

Fertility and family formation : Australasian bibliography and essays, 1972.

A theory of population, deduced from the general law of animal fertility

Problems of fertilization

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