All of these eastern goddesses were thought to inhabit the sky in the form of the “star” we still call Venus, now correctly classified as a planet. Cyprus too boasts fascinating fertility ...
The festival of Osun-Osgobo, which takes place every year in Osogbo, Nigeria, celebrates the goddess of fertility, Osun. The festival renews the contract between humans and the divine: Osun offers ...
Now you might imagine that all mother goddesses have a pretty straightforward job-description - ensuring fertility and seeing everybody safely into adulthood - but as the cultural historian Marina ...