Yes. Parthenogenesis is known in bees, frogs, insects and reptiles.
It has been achieved in rabbits and mice, but not in any higher mammals. Could it happen in humans?
Probably so, however all offspring of parthenogenesis are female in most cases. In the case of bees, they are the drones or "worker bees".
"Parthenogenesis" just means "virgin birth", so believers in the Christian Nativity story are believers in human parthenogenesis.
The Parthenon, in Athens, commemorates the virgin birth of Athena. There are countless other virgin births in the ancient world of the Mediterranean.
Attis of Phrygia, for example, was born of a virgin on December 25th. In the era when Christianity was being defined, virgin birth was an essential part of the job description for any candidate to be a man-god.
Can you identify some other virgin-born personalities, in addition to Attis, Jesus and Athena?
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