Ibis Reproductive Health

Ibises, like storks, are associated in many cultures with fertility. The birds also represent forbidden women’s health knowledge, including of contraception and abortion. Scholars attribute the association to the birds’ curved bills, perhaps resembling clyster syringes used by midwives. The ibis is also the incarnation of the Egyptian lunar deity Thoth. Like the messenger god Hermes, Thoth was also responsible for writing, law, logic, and calculation.