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Alemonia Goddess who feeds unborn children. Angita Goddess of healing and witchcraft. Angitia Snake goddess, worshipped mostly by the Marsi of Central Italy. Antevorte Goddess of the future. Aquilo God of the north wind. Equivalent to the Greek Boreas. Aradia Goddess of witches in the Tuscany region of Italy. She is the daughter of Diana and her brother Lucifer (moon and sun). Aurora Goddess of the dawn. Equivalent to the greek goddess Eos. Auster God of the south wind. Equivalent to the greek Notus. Bona Dea The good goddess, she was the protector of women and the matron of both fertility and virginity in females. She was especially revered by matrons. Also a goddess of healing. Caca Goddess of the hearth. She was later succeeded by Vesta. Carmenta Goddess of childbirth and prophecy. Carna Goddess of door handles. Also the goddess of the bodily organs, especially the heart. Ceres Goddess of agriculture and grain. Equated with the Greek Demeter. Clementia Goddess of mercy and clemency. Consus God of the storage of grain. Later he was identified as a god of secret advice. Copia Goddess of wealth and plenty. She carried a cornucopia. Cuba Goddess who watches over infants in their cribs and lulls them to sleep. Cupid God of love and the son of Venus. He is often pictured as either a winged infant with a bow and arrow, or as a handsome youth with his lover Psyche. Identified with the Greek Eros. Dea Tacita The silent goddess a goddess of the dead and the earth. Decima Goddess of childbirth. With Nona and Morta she forms the Parcae (the three Fates). Devera Goddess of the brooms used to purify a ritual site. Deverra Goddess of women in labor and the patron of midwives. Dis Pater God of the underworld and riches. Similar to the Greek Hades. Disciplina Goddess of discipline. Dius Fidus God of oaths. Egestes Goddess of poverty. Virgil mentions her as a demon of the underworld. Endovelicus Pre-Roman god of the Iberian peninsula, later adopted by the Romans. He was the god of health and welfare for his people. Eventus Bonus God of the happy ending. He insured success in business and a good harvest. Faunus God of the wilds and fertility. He is identified with the Greek Pan. Also the protector of cattle. Faustitas Goddess who protects livestock herds. Fides Goddess of faithfulness and good faith. She was invoked during the signing of treaties. Flora Goddess of spring and the blooming flowers. She is associated with the Greek Chloris. Fortuna Goddess of good fortune, she was originally a deity of blessing and fertility. Fulgora Goddess of lightning. Furies Goddesses of vengance. Equivalent to the Greek Erinyes. Furina Goddess of thieves. Justitia Goddess of justice, she is usually portrayed blindfolded and holding a set of scales and a sword or scepter. Lares Guardian spirits of the house and fields. Possibly a remnant of ancestor worship, these spirits were protectors of individual Roman families, who had shrines to their Lares in their homes. Liberalitas God of generousity. Lucina 'She who brings children into light'. Goddess of childbirth. Later equated with Juno. Magna Mater Roman name for Cybele, but also used to identify Rhea. Maiesta Goddess of honor and reverence. Mars God of war and one of the most important of Roman deities. He was originally a god of the earth and fertility. His Greek equivalent is Ares, but Mars was seen in a much more favorable light than the cowardly Ares. He was one of the state gods of Rome and had many temples in the city. Mefitis Goddess of poisonous vapors from the earth. She was worshipped especially in volcanic areas and swamps. Mena Goddess of menstruation. Mens Goddess of the mind and consciousness. Messor God of mowing. Minerva Goddess of wisdom, learning, the arts and sciences, and of war. She is often equated with the Greek Athena and the Etruscan Menrva. Nemestrinus God of the woods. Neptune God of the sea and the patron of horses and horse racing. Similar to the Greek Poseidon. Orcus God of death and the underworld. Also a god of oaths and punisher of perjurers. Penates Gods of the storeroom and the household. The were worshipped at the hearth and given a part of each meal. Pietas Goddess of piety and a sense of duty to the state and the Gods. Pomona Goddess of the fruit trees and orchards. Postverta Goddess of the past. Robigo Goddess of corn. Sancus God of oaths and good faith. Somnus God of sleep, equivalent of the Greek Hypnos. Stimula Goddess who incites passion in women. Equated with the Greek Semele. Subruncinator God of weeding. Tempestes Goddesses of storms. Tiberinus God of the river Tiber. Vertumnus God of the changing seasons and the ripening of fruits and grains. He is the patron of fruit trees. If you know any other Gods and Goddesses of the Roman people please email them to [email protected] |