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Dea Gravida or Dea Tyria Gravida (Latin for "pregnant goddess") was either a goddess or representation of mortal women that were associated with procreation and fertility deriving from Phoenician culture and spreading within the Phoenician circle of influence. Although not much is known about the cult surrounding Dea Gravida, votive terracotta statues have been found throughout the Mediterranean, most notably in Phoenicia and Cyprus. The figure differs from kourotrophic figures that hold babies and are not visibly pregnant.

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  • Dea Gravida or Dea Tyria Gravida (Latin for "pregnant goddess") was either a goddess or representation of mortal women that were associated with procreation and fertility deriving from Phoenician culture and spreading within the Phoenician circle of influence. Although not much is known about the cult surrounding Dea Gravida, votive terracotta statues have been found throughout the Mediterranean, most notably in Phoenicia and Cyprus. The figure differs from kourotrophic figures that hold babies and are not visibly pregnant. (en)
  • Dea Gravida o Dea Tyria Gravida era una diosa o una representación de mujeres mortales, asociada con la procreación y la fertilidad propias de la cultura fenicia. Aunque no se sabe mucho sobre el culto alrededor de Dea Gravida, se han encontrado estatuas votivas de terracota en el Mediterráneo oriental, especialmente en Fenicia y Chipre. Tales estatuillas difieren de las figuras kourotróficas, que sostienen bebés y que no están visiblemente embarazadas.​ (es)
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  • A Cypriot Dea Gravida figure circa 8-5th century B.C.E. (en)
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  • Dea Gravida (en)
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  • Phoenician (en)
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  • Dea Gravida or Dea Tyria Gravida (Latin for "pregnant goddess") was either a goddess or representation of mortal women that were associated with procreation and fertility deriving from Phoenician culture and spreading within the Phoenician circle of influence. Although not much is known about the cult surrounding Dea Gravida, votive terracotta statues have been found throughout the Mediterranean, most notably in Phoenicia and Cyprus. The figure differs from kourotrophic figures that hold babies and are not visibly pregnant. (en)
  • Dea Gravida o Dea Tyria Gravida era una diosa o una representación de mujeres mortales, asociada con la procreación y la fertilidad propias de la cultura fenicia. Aunque no se sabe mucho sobre el culto alrededor de Dea Gravida, se han encontrado estatuas votivas de terracota en el Mediterráneo oriental, especialmente en Fenicia y Chipre. Tales estatuillas difieren de las figuras kourotróficas, que sostienen bebés y que no están visiblemente embarazadas.​ (es)
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  • Dea Gravida (en)
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