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This is a list of agriculture gods and goddesses, gods whose tutelary specialty was agriculture, either of agriculture in general or of one or more specialties within the field. Each god's culture or religion of origin is listed; a god revered in multiple contexts are listed with the one in which he originated. Roman gods appear on a separate list.
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Demeter (/ d ɪ ˈ m iː t ər /; Attic: Δημήτηρ Dēmḗtēr [dɛːmɛ́ːtɛːr]; Doric: Δαμάτηρ Dāmā́tēr) is the Olympian goddess of the harvest and agriculture, presiding over crops, grains, food, and the fertility of the earth.
In ancient Roman religion, Ceres (/ ˈ s ɪər iː z / SEER-eez, [1] [2] Latin:) was a goddess of agriculture, grain crops, fertility and motherly relationships. [3] She was originally the central deity in Rome's so-called plebeian or Aventine Triad, then was paired with her daughter Proserpina in what Romans described as "the Greek rites of Ceres".
Triptolemus / ˌ t r ɪ p ˈ t ɒ l ɪ m ə s / (Greek: Τριπτόλεμος, romanized: Triptólemos, lit. 'Tripartite warrior'), also known as Buzyges (Greek: Βουζύγης, romanized: Buzyges, lit. 'Bull-hitcher'), was a hero of Eleusis in Greek mythology, central to the Eleusinian Mysteries and is worshipped as the inventor and patron ...
Aphaea (Αφαία), minor goddess of agriculture and fertility; Cyamites (Κυαμίτης), demi-god of the bean; Demeter (Δημήτηρ), goddess of fertility, agriculture, grain, and harvest; Despoina (Δέσποινη), daughter of Poseidon and Demeter, goddess of mysteries in Arcadia; Dionysus (Διόνυσος), god of viticulture and wine
Sucellus, god of agriculture, forests, and alcoholic drinks; Viridios, god of vegetation, rebirth, and agriculture, possibly cognate with the Green Man; Karærin, Celtic goddess who protects animals and nature; Sínann, Irish goddess, embodiment of the River Shannon, the longest river on Ireland, and a goddess of wisdom
The name is unknown in Mesopotamian sources, but it has been tentatively identified as the god of agriculture. [7] If "Nisroch" is Ninurta, this would make Ninurta's temple at Kalhu the most likely location of Sennacherib's murder. [6] Other scholars have attempted to identify Nisroch as Nusku, the Assyrian god of fire. [1]
Priapus, Greek god of fertility, gardens and male genitalia. Hermes, messenger of the gods, possibly associated with male fertility; Hera, goddess of marriage, women, women's fertility, childbirth; Heracles, god of strength and athletes, had an association with male fertility as well as agriculture.