What’s more, apparently, Min, the Egyptian god of fertility, was known to have lettuce as his favorite food. Min, often described in ancient paintings with an erect penis, may have used lettuce ...

Ancient Egypt was filled with gods of power, war, and fertility, but few were as fearsome and revered as Sobek, the crocodile-headed deity. Worshiped as a protector, a creator of the Nile, and a ...

Eostre was a German goddess of spring, dawn and fertility, he said, and eggs were plentiful during the festival. Ancient Romans also held egg festivals in the spring to celebrate the season ...

Ancient Egyptian women who struggled with fertility made altars for Hathor, left her offerings, and prayed to her for support in childbearing. I saved the temple erected in her honor for last.

Hares, like eggs, were ancient symbols of fertility and spring. When German immigrants brought the story of the Easter Bunny to America in the 18th century, the tradition gained widespread popularity.

3,400-year-old naked statue of ancient Egyptian fertility goddess Astarte found in Israel By Sanskrity Sinha Published 26 February 2016, 11:50 AM GMT ...

Millennia later, this year’s theme at the Hong Kong Cat Expo traces a direct ball of twine back to that long-ago time and ...

The work is said to be a symbol of fertility and controversy erupted after restorers appeared to 'castrate' the tree by removing or painting over several of the phalluses. Many critics have ...

An ancient Egyptian "garbage dump" discovered within a temple honoring the powerful female Pharaoh Hatshepsut is piled high with offerings to a fertility goddess, archaeologists report.