Sheila-na-gig
In
Insular Brythonic mythology,
Sheila-na-gig was a fertility goddess. In art, she was depicted as displaying her
genitals in order to ward off death. Even after
Christianization, she was depicted on the outside of buildings, such as churches, in order to ward off death and evil - an example can be seen at
Kilpeck in
Herefordshire