A fertility deity is a god or goddess associated with fertility, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, and crops. In some cases these deities are directly associated with these experiences; in others they are more abstract symbols. Fertility rites may accompany their worship. The following is a list of fertility deities. African Ala, Igbo goddess of fertility Asase Ya, Ashanti earth goddess of fertility Deng, Dinka sky god of rain and fertility Mbaba Mwana Waresa, Zulu goddess of fertility, rainbows, agriculture, rain, and bees Orie, Ohafia goddess of fertility Oshun (known as Ochún or Oxúm in Latin America) also spelled Ọṣun, is an orisha, a spirit, a deity, or a goddess that reflects one of the manifestations of God in the Ifá and Yoruba religions. She is one of the most popular and venerated orishas. Oshun is the deity of the river and fresh water, luxury and pleasure, sexuality and fertility, and beauty and love. She is connected to destiny and divination. Ancient Egyptian Amun, creator-god, associated with fertility Bastet, cat goddess sometimes associated with fertility Hathor, goddess of music, beauty, love, sexuality and fertility Heqet, frog-goddess of fertility Heryshaf, god of creation and fertility Isis, goddess of motherhood, magic and fertility Mesenet, goddess of childbirth Min, god of fertility, reproduction, and lettuce Osiris, god of the afterlife, the dead, and the underworld agency that granted all life, including sprouting vegetation and the fertile flooding of the Nile River Renenutet, goddess of the true name, the harvest and fertile fields Sobek, god of the river, warfare and fertility Sopdet, goddess of the fertility of the soil Tawaret, goddess of fertility and childbirth Tefnut, goddess of water and fertility Yoruba Eshu Oya Native American Atahensic, Iroquois goddess associated with marriage, childbirth, and feminine endeavors Kokopelli, Hopi trickster god associated with fertility, childbirth and agriculture Hanhepi Wi, Lakota goddess associated with the moon, motherhood, family and femininity Aztec Chimalma, goddess of fertility, life, death, and rebirth. Tonacatecuhtli, god of sustenance. Tonacacihuatl, goddess of sustenance. Tonantzin Coatlicue, goddess of fertility, life, death, and rebirth. Xochipilli, god of love, art, games, beauty, dance, flowers, maize, fertility, and song. Xochiquetzal, goddess of fertility, beauty, female sexual power, protection of young mothers, pregnancy, childbirth, and women's crafts. Quetzalcoatl, god of fertility, wind, water, and chocolate. Inca Mama Ocllo, mother goddess, associated with fertility Sara Mama, goddess of grain Pachamama, fertility goddess who presides over planting and harvesting and causes