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The Sheela-na-gig is a shocking, immediately noticable figure found in Celtic and medival stonework. Sheela is most commonly depicted as a squat, ugly female creature using her hands to display grotesquely large genitals. Sheelas of various ages adorn stone steles all over the Irish countryside ; they are also found in the intricate carvings in cathedrals and stone churches in ireland, England, and throughout Europe, often in tandem with the Green man.
Sheela is very likely related to the ancient Celtic Goddess; her images are often older than the churches they appear in, suggesting they are parts of much older religious sites. Many closely resemble ancient Viking figures of a creator goddess.
To see a gallery of Sheelas: Sheela-na-gig
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