Cahokia's rise parallels onset of corn agriculture

Re:Cahokia's rise parallels onset of corn agriculture by namenotrequired on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @01:57PM (#23249817)

> There was a massive growth of population and a dramatic shift in ideology with the appearance of fertility iconography.

Interesting! Does anyone know if these two tend to go together often?

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Re:Cahokia's rise parallels onset of corn agriculture by nkoren on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @02:35PM (#23250182)

Pretty much: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fertility_deities

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Re:Cahokia's rise parallels onset of corn agriculture by namenotrequired on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @03:47PM (#23250955)

Sorry, I don't see anything about population growth in there?

(Wow, the Romans had 25 different fertility gods...)

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Re:Cahokia's rise parallels onset of corn agriculture by rasputin243 on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @09:37PM (#23254024)

Off topic, but your parenthetical has me curious: Did the Romans of antiquity generally agree on a single pantheon of Gods, or would it be more accurate to say that across the Roman population, there were 25 fertility gods represented?

Would love to hear from a history enthusiast!

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Re:Cahokia's rise parallels onset of corn agriculture by enkid on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @10:35PM (#23254292)

The Romans pre Christianity pretty much adopted any God they liked. There people who worshipped gods from the Greek, Egyptian, and many other pantheons as well as weirder sects and cults. With a few exceptions like the Jews, most people didn't see it a contradictions for multiple sets of dieties to exist and influence the world.

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