There isn't one single "mother goddess of fertility," as many cultures have their own powerful goddesses associated with fertility, motherhood, and the earth, such as the Greek Aphrodite/Venus, Mesopotamian Inanna/Ishtar, Norse Freyja, Hindu Devi, Egyptian Isis, and Andean Pachamama, all representing life, abundance, and procreation in various forms.
Greek Goddesses of Fertility
The Ancient Greeks are famed for their mythology, which includes a large pantheon of gods. They have two fertility goddesses in this pantheon: Demeter and Aphrodite. Demeter is a sister of Zeus and the mother of Persephone.
Ans - Lord Krishna (in his child form), an incarnation of Lord Vishnu is considered as the God who helps with pregnancy.
Inanna is the ancient Mesopotamian goddess of war, love, and fertility. She is also associated with political power, divine law, sensuality, procreation, and beauty. Originally worshipped in Sumer, she was known by the Akkadians, Babylonians, and Assyrians as Ishtar. Her primary title is "the Queen of Heaven".
But really, all the Goddesses can be motherly. Though the most Mother-Goddess ones in my opinion are Gaia, Hera, Aphrodite, Demeter, Leto, Magna Mater, Nyx, and many more. But really, all Goddesses.
The most prominent "four virgin goddesses" often refer to the Greek trio Artemis, Athena, and Hestia, known for their perpetual virginity and independence, with the fourth often being a more peripheral figure like Astraea, or sometimes a specific invocation like Diana (Roman equivalent) or Gefjon (Norse), though the core group is usually the three Olympians. They embody different aspects of feminine power, from the hunt (Artemis) and wisdom (Athena) to the hearth (Hestia).
These goddesses are always worshipped and depicted together as the Eight Divine Mothers: Brahmani, Vaishnavi, Maheshwari, Indrani, Kaumari, Varahi, Chamunda, and Narasimhi. Each goddess represents a different facet of cosmic power, blending nurturing and destructive forces.
Venus (/ˈviːnəs/; Classical Latin: [ˈwɛnʊs]) is a Roman goddess whose functions encompass love, beauty, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity, and victory.
The traditional interpretation of the oval objects covering the upper part of the Ephesian Artemis is that they represent multiple breasts, symbolizing her fertility.
A Fertility Goddess is a specific type of female deity in Lore Olympus. Born every generation, a Fertility Goddess has incredible power beyond what a normal deity is capable of. As a result, there is a cycle of gods siphoning the power of fertility goddesses in order to rule.
"Heavenly Father, with a heart full of hope and longing, I come before You today seeking Your blessing of the fruit of the womb. You are the giver of life, and I humbly ask that You open my womb and grant me the miracle of conception.
Cow. The cow is yet another animal that's easily connected to Earth. This also represents the symbol of power, nurturing, and fertility. Other meanings behind the cow include steadfastness, compassion, and perception.
Indian
Before childbirth, Shashthi is worshipped to protect the welfare of the expecting mother. She is also invoked after childbirth on the sixth day of each month until the child reaches puberty, especially when the child is sick.
In Roman mythology, Venus is the goddess of love, beauty, sex, fertility, and victory. She is heavily borrowed from Aphrodite, the Greek equivalent of Venus. In turn, both are also believed to originally be the Mesopotamian Ishtar, the goddess of love and battle.
But of the six females, three - Athena, Artemis and Hestia - are dedicated virgins, steadfast in their refusal to marry; while one- Zeus' consort Hera - is what might be called a semi-virgin, since she is able to renew her virginity annually by bathing in a sacred spring at Canathus, near Argos.
EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
A woman displaying healthy breast capable of feeding the progeny was viewed as a desired sexual partner by the males. This evolutionary mechanism of signaling woman sexual competence by mammary display has continued to attract male attention.
Gods were always avenging their favourite's injuries, but somehow in a goddess dedicated to the sexual rejection of men this becomes a sign of secret sexual interest. Artemis, regardless of whether or not she feels or acts on sexual desire, is so very clearly a lover of women.
💃🎶 **Isis** was the goddess of magic, fertility, and motherhood. She was often depicted as a woman with the head of a vulture, a bird that was associated with death and rebirth. Isis was said to be the most powerful goddess in the Egyptian pantheon, and she was worshipped throughout Egypt.
Aphrodite: Goddess of Love Who Loved Everyone
She's the mother of Hermaphroditus, a symbol of intersex divinity, and many LGBTQ+ groups have adopted her as a patron goddess of queer love in all forms.
Anyway, if you've ever wondered why Aphrodite is curvy, it's because poverty was very common during the Ancient Greek period. If you were larger and carried extra fat on your body is was a sign that you had wealth and could afford to eat to your satisfaction. It was considered aspirational and beautiful!
Artemis was known for her modesty. A young man named Sipriotes saw her bathing. Because of this intrusion, Artemis turned him into a girl.
🌕𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 Chandra, the Moon God, was known for his beauty and charm, and he had 27 wives, who were the daughters of the sage Daksha. However, Chandra was particularly fond of one wife, Rohini, and neglected the others.
Agni, consort of the Moon god
There are several instances of homosexual or bisexual activity not always for deriving sexual pleasure. Agni, the god of fire is married both to the goddess Svaha and the male Moon god Soma with Agni having a receptive role in this relationship.
The first written reference to the Earth as a mother is traced back to ancient Greek writings. Gaia was the great goddess and mother of all creation for the ancient Greeks. The concept of Mother Earth or Mother Goddess was first recorded in the early 7th century BCE by the great Greek poet Hesiod in his Theogony.