From time immemorial people believed in something. Finding no explanation for much around them, our ancestors are accustomed to believing that these phenomena are controlled by higher forces. Thus a huge number of gods appeared. In the territory of Ancient Russia, it was believed that each element, each business that a person is engaged in, is governed by its own god. So, the god of the summer sun, nature - this is Dazhdbog, the goddess of water - Dana, Dodola or Perunitsa - controlled thunderstorms and lightning, being both the wife of Perun, the god of fertility - Mokosh, etc.
Every craft, every season and natural strength, every animal and plant had its own god. This was the basis of the pagan
culture of people. The sacrifices were made to the gods, they were cajoled, they were prayed for, asking for protection, protection and help.
So, in order to get a good harvest, for high fertility, the Slavs sang odes to Veles' wife, Mokoshi. Along with her, people worshiped the Rozhanitsy - goddesses who patronized all living things, including female fertility. Mokosh - the god of fertility among the Slavs, or rather, the goddess, is found in ancient chronicles, but the information presented there is not always clear, and often quite contradictory. Mokosh was sometimes identified with the Mother of the damp earth. A tall, stately woman with a large head and incredibly long hands is the image of the goddess on ancient embroideries, Slavic rushniks and crafts.
The supreme
god Perun was also revered among the
ancient Slavs as the god of fertility. This supreme deity, the son of Svarog, he was the patron saint of all living things: as soon as he was able to send life-giving drops of rain, giving the dried earth the long-awaited moisture. It was Perun who could punish people with drought and crop failure. Therefore, the Slavs sacredly believed that only this god of fertility, lightning and rain could give them wealth. People also believed that Perun was able, with its golden lightning bolts, to drive out the evil demons that attacked a person and protect him from magic spells.
Virtually on the same level with Perun or one step below it stood the god Veles - the husband of Mokoshi. He was considered the intercessor and guard of hunters, herders, and later wealth. Veles was identified with the lower world - Navuu. Considered the patron of the dead world, Veles was revered by his ancestors and as the god of fertility. It was believed that the souls of the deceased could ask Veles about a good harvest, so in those days they always left a ribbon of uncleaned cereals on the field - a gift to God in order to appease him. No wonder many of the images where Mokosh stretches his hands to the ground are interpreted as her request to her husband for a good harvest. This god was revered not only by the Slavs: the Lithuanians even once celebrated the memory day of the dead, which was called "Veles time". He is still revered in India, calling Shiva.
A cradle of civilization like Egypt also has its god of fertility. After all, it is not for nothing that the Egyptians were considered one of the best farmers in the world, adapting even the most barren soils to plantations. A huge role in obtaining a crop for the people of this country is played by the Nile. But the main god of fertility in Egypt is Min. He was also considered the patron of male power, portraying with an unnaturally large genital organ.