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Abeona
She is the goddess guardian of children leaving home to go on their own.
Abundantia (Abundita)
Goddess of agriculture and abundance.
Acaviser
An Etruscan goddess, one of the Lasas (Fates).
Acca
Goddess associated with Hercules.
Acca Larentia
An earth goddess. The foster-mother, as a she-wolf, that nursed Romulus and Remus. She is also said to be an early Etruscan goddess who passed into Roman myth as a semi-devine prostitute.
Acidusa
Called "Mother of Maidens". Wife of Scamander.
Adeona
Goddess of schoolchildren; similar to Abeona above.
Adeos
Goddess of modesty.
Admeta
A priestess of Juno.
Aegeria
A goddess of prophecy. She is invoked by pregnant women. One of the Camenae.
Aeneas
One of the heroes of the Iliad, and the subject of Virgil's Aeneid. Son of Venus.
Aestas
Goddess of summer; usually portrayed nude and adorned with garlands of corn.
Aetna
Aetna is the Roman mountain goddess after whom the Italian volcano Mount Etna is named. In some legends she is the wife of the smith god Vulcan.
Albina
Etruscan dawn goddess; protector of ill-fated lovers. A white sow goddess similar to the celtic Cerridwen.
Albunea
A prophetic priestess.
Alemona
Goddess of fetuses.
Alpan
(Etruscan) An attendant to Turan, goddess of love.
Altria
(Etruscan) An ancient earth goddess.
Amor
God of love.
Anagtia
A goddess of healing.
Anceta
Goddess of healing along with Angita and Anagtia.
Angerona
The goddess of the winter solstice, and goddess of fear and anguish (producing or relieving).
Angina
Another goddess of health, specifically of sore throats.
Angitia
Early Roman goddess of healing and witchcraft.
Anieros
A very early earth goddess, who with her daughter Axiocersa, personified the earth in spring (Axiocersa) and in autumn (Anieros).
Anima Mundi
Personification of immortality; means "Soul of the World".
Anna Perenna
An Etruscan goddess who ruled human and vegetative reproduction.
Anteros
Etruscan god of passion.
Antevorta
Goddess of prophecy and childbirth.
Appiades, The
Two groups:
1. The nymphs of the Appian Spring in Rome.
2. The five goddesses: Concordia, Minerva, Pax, Venus, and Vesta.
Appias
A fountain nymph.
Aricia
A goddess of prophetic visions.
Arria
A heroic Roman whose husband was ordered by the emperor to commit suicide. The husband could not force himself to do so until Arria grabbed his dagger, stabbed herself, then handed the dagger to her husband saying, "It does not hurt."
Ascanius
The son of Aeneas. He is the founder of the city of Alba Longa in Italy.
Astraea
Goddess of justice.
Attis
A vegetation god.
Aurita
Goddess that heals earaches.
Aurora
The personification of the dawn. Her Greek counterpart was Eos.
Averna
The queen of the dead
Avernales
Nymphs of the rivers of the underworld.
Averruncus
Goddess of childbirth; specifically of the delivery.
Aversa
(Etruscan) A goddess pictured carrying an ax. Function unknown.

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Bacchus
In Greek and Roman mythology, the god of wine and ecstasy, identified with Dionysus, the Greek god of wine, and Liber, the Roman god of wine. His followers were mostly women who celebrated in a rite that gave us the modern term Bacchanalia. His feasts were drunken euphoria-filled revelries that sometimes led to bloodshed. The name Bacchus came into use in ancient Greece during the 5th century bc. It refers to the loud cries with which he was worshiped at the Bacchanalia, frenetic celebrations in his honor. These events, which supposedly originated in spring nature festivals, became occasions for licentiousness and intoxication, at which the celebrants danced, drank, and generally debauched themselves. The Bacchanalia became more and more extreme and were prohibited by the Roman Senate in 186 bc.
Befana
(Italy) She is represented as an old woman who, although ugly, is also very kind. On January 5th of each year she distributes candy to the good children and lumps of coal to the bad.
Begoe
Goddess of lightning and thunder.
Bellona
The goddess of war, popular among the Roman soldiers. She accompanied Mars in battle. She was either the wife, daughter, or sister of Mars, and was sometimes portrayed as his charioteer or muse. This serpent-haired goddess is often described as the feminine side of the god Mars. She is identified with the Greek war goddess Enyo. In front of Bellona's temple, the fetialis (priestly officials) performed the declaration of war ceremony, the casting of a spear against the distant enemy. Bellona's attribute is a sword and she is depicted wearing a helmet. She could be of Etruscan origin. Human sacrifices were made to her.
Bona
Goddess of female characteristics.
Bona Dea
Latin for "Good Goddess". The deity of fruitfulness, both in earth and in women. She was worshipped by the Vestals as the goddess of chastity and fertility.
Bormonia
A goddess of healing.
Bubona
Goddess protector of animals.
Byblis
A water nymph who suffered from unrequited love.

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Caca
Goddess of fire or vice.
Cacus
Fire deity, brother of Caca. Cacus, three-headed and vomiting flames, was a son of Vulcan. He was noted as a robber, and was strangled to death by Hercules when he stole some of Hercules' cattle.
Calybe
A water nymph.
Camenae, The
These water spirits dwell in freshwater springs and rivers. Their name means "foretellers". Their festival, the Fontinalia, was celebrated on October 13 by tossing good luck wreaths into wells. Among them are Aegiria, Antevorta, Carmentis (the leader), Porrima, Prorsa, Proversa, Postvorta, Tiburtis, and Timandra.
Camilla
A virgin queen. She was so swift, it is said, that she could run over the sea without getting her feet wet. She was a warrior dedicated to the service of the virgin goddess Diana. In one myth Camilla led an army against Aeneas and his invading Trojans. On foot, and with breasts bare, she fought at the head of the army, but was killed by Aeneas. In another she is killed in battle by the Etruscan Arruns.
Camise
A water nymph; mother of Tibernius by Janus.
Candelifera
Goddess who assists at birth, in charge of providing enough light during delivery.
Canente
Ocean nymph who grieved so much over the loss of her husband she dissolved in tears.
Cardea
Goddess who possessed power over doorways. Cardea was a minor goddess who personified the hinges of the front door, and therefore the comings and goings of family life. She was particularly invoked to protect sleeping children against night-spirits who might harm or kill them. She is similar to the Greek goddess Artemis also.
Carmenta (Carmentis)
A goddess of prophecy and midwifery; she also brought the art of writing to her land. She was said to assist a woman in labor and to tell the future of the newborn.
Carmina
Etruscan goddess of spells.
Carna
A pesonification of the physical processes of survival. "Carnal" is a derivative.
Ceres
Daughter of Saturn and Ops. Goddess of the growth of food plants. She and her daughter Proserpine were the counterparts of the Greek goddesses Demeter and Persephone. Her worship involved fertility rites and rites for the dead, and her chief festival was the Cerealia. (Our word cereal is derived from Ceres.)
Cloacina
Goddess who watched over the construction and preservation of sewers (think Cloaca Maxima, that famous sewer in ancient Rome). She was also the protector of sexual intercourse in marriage.
Cloelia
Heroine whose bravery was responsible for the peace talks between her countrymen, the Romans, and her Etruscan captors.
Coinquenda
Goddess of trees.
Collatina
Goddess of hills.
Comitia
A goddess of childbirth.
Comus
Son of Bacchus and Circe(?). The god of sensual pleasure.
Conciliatrix
Goddess of marital harmony.
Concordia
Concordia is the goddess of peace and is pictured as a heavyset matron holding a cornucopia in one hand and an olive branch in the other.
Consentes Dii
The 12 chief gods (a la the 12 Greek Olympian gods): Jupiter, Apollo, Neptune, Mars, Mercury, Vulcan, Juno, Diana, Minerva, Venus, Ceres, and Vesta.
Consus
A god of agriculture and counseling.
Copia
Goddess of plenty a la "cornucopia" and "copious".
Corvus
The messenger of the gods.
Cuba
Goddess of infants. She brings sleep to them; her cohorts are Edulica who blesses their food and Portina who blesses their drinking. She is sister to Cunina and Rumina.
Culsa
A goddess of the underworld.
Cunina
Goddess who protected infants asleep in their cradles.
Cupid
Means desire (Lat. cupido). The son of Venus, goddess of love. His Greek mythology counterpart was Eros, god of love. The most famous myth about Cupid is the one that documents his romance with Psyche:
Psyche was a beautiful princess. Venus, jealous of Psyche's beauty, ordered her son Cupid, god of love, to make Psyche fall in love with the ugliest man in the world. Instead, he fell in love with her, and spirited her away to a secluded palace where he visited her only at night, unseen and unrecognized by her. He forbade her to ever look upon his face, but one night while he was asleep she lit a lamp and looked at him. Cupid then abandoned her and she was left to wander the world, in misery, searching for him. Finally Cupid repented and had Jupiter make her immortal so they could be together forever.
Cupra
Personification of the day (or light).
Cura
Goddess who first fashioned humans from clay.
Cyane
Sicilian nymph, companion of Proserpina. She was so devastated over the loss of Proserpina that she cried until she became a well.
Cybele
Her Greek mythology counterpart was Rhea, mother of the Olympian gods. Cybele was the goddess of nature and fertility. Because Cybele presided over mountains and fortresses, her crown was in the form of a city wall. The cult of Cybele was directed by eunuch priests called Corybantes, who led the faithful in orgiastic rites accompanied by wild cries and the frenzied music of flutes, drums, and cymbals. Her annual spring festival celebrated the death and resurrection of her beloved Attis, a vegetation god.

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Dea Dia
Ancient goddess of corn and agriculture.
Dea Marica
Goddess of the marshes.
Decuma
One of the Parcae.
Deverra
One of the three goddesses who protect young mothers. The other two are Intercidona and Pilumnus.
Dia
Her name shows that she was one of Italy's original goddesses, but there is little information about her today.
Diana
Goddess of the hunt. In Roman art Diana usually appears as a huntress with bow and arrow, along with a hunting dog or a stag. She is also goddess of the moon, forests, animals, and women in childbirth. Both a virgin goddess and an earth goddess, she was identified with the Greek Artemis. She is praised for her strength, athletic grace, beauty and her hunting skills. With two other deities she made up a trinity: Egeria the water nymph (her servant and assistant midwife), and Virbius (the woodland god).
Dido
The Carthaginian Queen who was involved in an ill-fated affair with Aeneas (in the Aeneid).
Disciplina
Goddess of discipline.
Discordia
She was the personification of strife. She was sister to Mars and belonged to the retinue of Mars and Bellona. She is identified with the Greek Eris (The goddess of discord).
Dis Pater
God of death and the Underworld. Also called Dispater or Dis.

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Edusa
Goddess of infants who are weaning.
Egeria
A water nymph who was religious adviser to Numa, King of Rome (700 BCE).
Empanda (Empanada)
This goddess of asylum personified the idea of openness and generosity.
Equestris
Protector of domesticated animals.
Erichthonius
Son of Vulcan. He was deformed (had dragon feet). Athena put him in a box and gave it to the care of the daughters of Cecrops, with strict orders not to open the box. Naturally they opened it and what they saw so frightened them they jumped off Acropolis to their deaths. He later became the constellation Auriga, which is Latin for charioteer, as he is said to be the inventor of the chariot.
Ethausva
Goddess of childbirth.

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Fama
Goddess of fame or rumor. She is said to have many eyes and mouths. She travels about the world, first whispering her rumors to only a few, then becoming louder and louder till the whole world knows the news. She lived in a palace with a thousand windows, all of which were always kept open so she could hear everything that was said by anyone on earth. Her friends were Credulitas (error), Laetitia (joy), Timores (terror), and Susuri (rumor). She was known as Ossa to the Greeks.
Fate
Goddess of fate.
The Fates
The Roman Fates were the "Parcae"; the Norse Fates were the "Norns" (They were usually three: Urth (Wyrd), past; Verthandi, present; and Skuld, future); the Greek fates were called the "Moerae" or "Moirai" (Clotho, who spun the web of life; Lachesis, who measured its length; and Atropos, who cut it). The Parcae were three very old women who spin the fate of mortal destiny. They were Nona, Decuma, and Morta. Nona spun the thread of life, Decuma assigned it to a person and Morta cut it, ending that person's life.
Fauna
Goddess who personified fertility. She was the wife of Faunus.
Faunus
Son of Picus. A woodland deity, protector of herds and crops; identified with the Greek Pan. The grandson of the god Saturn, he was worshiped as the god of the fields and of shepherds. He was believed to speak to people through the sounds of the forest and in nightmares. He was attended by the fauns, creatures that resemble humans somewhat except for the fact that they have short horns, pointed ears, tails and goat's feet, the counterparts of the Greek satyrs.
Faustulus
The shepherd who, with his wife Acca, found and raised the twins Romulus and Remus.
Febris
Goddess of fevers.
Februa
Goddess of purification. Sometimes called Februus, and considered male.
Februlis
Another goddess of purification.
Februus
Etruscan god of purification who dwells in the underworld.
Fecunditas
Goddess of fertility.
Felicitas
The goddess of good luck. She was a favorite of the Roman emperors and their generals.
Feronia
The deity who protects freedmen. This goddess made her home in woodlands or at the foot of mountains. Some believe she is an Etruscan goddess dating back before Rome, powerful enough to maintain her own identity after the Roman conquest.
Fides
Goddess of good faith and honesty. Fides was the guardian of integrity and honesty in all dealings between individuals and groups. She was depicted as an old woman wearing an olive wreath and carrying a basket of fruit.
Flora
Goddess of flowers and springtime. Her festival, the Floralia, was licentious in spirit (she was revered especially by courtesans since flowers are the sex organs of plants and she represented flowers) and featured dramatic spectacles, the passing of obscene medallions and love-making by friends and/or strangers. The women paraded about unclothed, at least until the 3rd century CE, when that was banned by the authorities. Flora was depicted as a beautiful maiden, wearing a crown of flowers.
Fluonia
Goddess who stops the menstrual flow.
Fons
Goddess of fountains.
Fornax
Goddess of bread.
Fortuna
She controls the destiny of every human being by permitting the fertilization of humans, animals and plants. She was shown as a blind woman holding a rudder (for steering a course for each of us) and a cornucopia (for the wealth that she could bring).
Fraud (Fraus)
Goddess of betrayal. She has a human face, the body of a serpent, and a scorpion stinger at the end of her tail.
Fulgora
Goddess of lightning.
Furrina
An ancient Italian goddess who is all but forgotten in myth now. Some mythographers believe she was one of the Furies.
Furina
Etruscan goddess of darkness and robbers.

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Galiana
(Etruscan) She saved her city from a Roman invasion by appearing naked on the battlefield. Her appearance so affected the Romans that they fell back in confusion.
Geneta Mana
A goddess who presided over life and death.
Giane
(Sardinia) A woodland spinning spirit, an average-sized woman with steel fingernails, long disheveled hair, and long, pendant breasts that she threw over her shoulders as she was working her magic loom. As she worked she would sing plaintive love songs. If a human man should respond she would have intercourse with him. The man would die when they were done and his child, a half-breed brute, would be born only three days later.
Glaucus
God of the sea (according to Virgil).

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Hercules
The Romans borrowed this hero from the Greeks (Herakles) and changed his name into the familiar Latin one of Hercules (see under Heracles).
Hippona
Goddess who presides over horses.
Hora
Goddess who presides over time and/or beauty.
Horta
Goddess of gardens.
Hostilina
Goddess who presides over corn in growth.
Hybla
Ancient Sicilian earth goddess, and ancestor of humanity.
Hygieia
Goddess of health.
Hymen (Hymenaeus)
God of marriage, invoked the wedding night.

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Iaso
Goddess of healing.
Ilia
The Vestal virgin who became, by Mars, the mother of the twins Romulus and Remus. She is the daughter of king Numitor of Alba Longa, who was dethroned by his brother Amulius. Her uncle gave her to the goddess Vesta so she would remain a virgin for the rest of her life. Amulius had learned from an oracle that her children would become a threat to his power. However, because she had violated her sacred vow (by dallying with Mars), she and her children were cast in the Tiber. The god Tiberinus rescued her and made her his wife.
Inferna
Her name means "underworld"; used as an alternate name for Proserpina.
Intercidona
Protectress of children and goddess of the axe that separated the newborn from danger. She guards new mothers from evil spirits.
Interduca
Name given to Juno when related to the marriage ceremony.

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Jana
Moon goddess, wife of Janus.
Janus
Janus, custodian of the universe, god of beginnings. The guardian of gates and doors, he held sacred the first hour of the day, first day of the month, and first month of the year (which bears his name). He is represented with two bearded heads set back to back, the better to see the year just ended and to face the year just beginning.
Juga (Jugalis)
Goddess of marriage.
Juno
Queen of the gods, the wife and sister of the god Jupiter. She was the protector of women and was worshiped under several names. As Juno Pronuba she presided over marriage; as Juno Lucina she aided women in childbirth; and as Juno Regina she was the special counselor and protector of the Roman state. She is considered to be the female counterpart to Jupiter, king of the gods. Every year, on the first of March, women held a festival in honor of Juno called the Matronalia. To this day, many people consider the month of June, which is named after the goddess to be the most favorable time to marry. The peacock is sacred to Juno. Her Greek mythology counterpart was Hera.
Jupiter
King of the Roman gods, son of Saturn (whom he overthrew) and Ops, brother and husband of Juno. He was particularly concerned with oaths, treaties, confederations and with the most ancient and sacred form of marriage. Jupiter, the name, is derived from the same root word as Zeus (bright). He was improperly called Jove also. Originally the god of the sky, Jupiter was worshiped as god of rain, thunder, and lightning. He developed into the prime protector of the state, and as the protector of Rome he was called Jupiter Optimus Maximus. As Jupiter Fidius he was guardian of law, defender of truth, and protector of justice and virtue. The Romans identified Jupiter with Zeus, the supreme god of the Greeks, and assigned to the Roman god the attributes and myths of the Greek divinity; the Jupiter of Latin literature, therefore, has many Greek characteristics, but the Jupiter of Roman religious worship remained substantially untouched by the Greek influence. With the goddeses Juno and Minerva, Jupiter formed the triad whose worship was the central cult of the Roman state.
Justitia
Goddess of justice. She is depicted as blindfolded holding two balanced scales and a sword.
Juturna
Goddess of fountains. In some myths she is the mother of Fons.
Juventas
Goddess of youth.

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Kerres
Ancient mother goddess. Probably an early form of Ceres.
Kulsu
Ancient underworld goddess.

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Lalal
Etruscan moon goddess.
Lara
A goddess of the underworld.
Lares
Gods of the household. They were spirits of dead ancestors who protected the family.
Larunda
House goddess.
Lasa
Goddess of fate; usually depicted with wings and with hammer and nail.
Lasa-Rakuneta
Etruscan winged goddess.
Latinus
An early king of Italy, supposedly the son of Faunus and the nymph Marcia.
Laverna
Patron goddess of thieves.
Lavinia
Goddess of the earth's fertility.
Libentina
Goddess of sexual pleasure.
Liber
God of fertility and grapevines.
Libera
Goddess of the cultivation of grapes.
Liberalitas
Goddess of generosity.
Libertas
Goddess of liberty.
Libitina
Goddess of death and funerals.
Lignaco Dex
Forest goddess.
Limentina (Lima)
Goddess of thresholds.
Losna
Etruscan moon goddess.
Lua
Goddess of plagues. Also goddess of religious purification.
Lucifera
Name used for Diana as a moon goddess.
Lucina
Goddess of childbirth.
Luna
Moon goddess that regulates the seasons and the months.
Lupa
The goddess she-wolf who suckled Romulus and Remus.
Luperca
Goddess of herds and fruitfulness.
Lupercus
God of herds and fruitfulness.
Lutinus
A god of fertility.
Lympha
Goddess of healing.

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Magna Mater or Mater Magna
A mother goddess. She is depicted as a dove and doves are her messengers.
Maia
Goddess of spring warmth (and sexual heat). Wife of Vulcan.
Majestas
Goddess of honor and reverence.
Mana
Goddess who presides over infants that die at birth.
Mania
Representations of her were hung in household doorways to ward off evil. She was a goddess of the underworld.
Marica
A water nymph.
Mars
The son of Jupiter and Juno, he was the god of war. Mars was regarded as the father of the Roman people because he was the father of Romulus, the legendary founder of Rome, and husband to Bellona. He was the most prominent of the military gods that were worshipped by the Roman legions. The martial Romans considered him second in importance only to Jupiter. His festivals were held in March (named for him) and October. Mars was identified with the Greek Ares.
Matrona
Name used for Juno when worshipped as a protector of women from birth to death.
Matuta
Goddess of sea travel.
Meditrina
A goddess of healing.
Mellona
Honey goddess. Bee goddess.
Mens
A mother/guardian goddess. The word menstruation comes from her name.
Mephitis
Goddess of noxious vapors. She protects her followers from poisonous gasses.
Mercury
Mercury was the son of Jupiter and of Maia, the daughter of the Titan Atlas. He was the messenger of the gods. Mercury was also the god of merchants and of trading, and shared many of the attributes of the Greek god Hermes.He was often depicted holding a purse, to symbolize his business functions.
Messia
Goddess of agriculture.
Minerva
Minerva is the goddess of wisdom, commerce, crafts, and the inventor of music. Ovid called her the "goddess of a thousand works." Her Greek mythology counterpart was Athena, and Minerva too sprung fully grown, and fully armored, from the head of Jupiter.
Miseria
Goddess of poverty.
Mlakukh
Etruscan love goddess.
Molae, The
Goddesses who presided over mills.
Moneta
Guardian of finances.
Mors
A god of death.
Morta
One of the Parcae; she's the one who cuts the thread of life.
Muliebris
Protector of chastity and womanhood.
Munthukh
Etruscan goddess of health.
Muta
Goddess of silence.

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Naenia
Goddess of funerals. All her places of worship were placed outside the city's walls.
Nascio
Goddess of childbirth; protector of infants.
Necessitas
Goddess of destiny. Akin to the Greek Anake.
Neptune
Son of Saturn, and brother to Jupiter and Pluto. God of the sea. Usually shown carrying a trident and rising from the sea.His Greek mythology counterpart was Poseidon.
Nerine
Sabine woman supposedly married to Mars.
Nerio
A minor Roman goddess, and the consort of Mars.
Nixi, The
Deities who assist women during childbirth by easing the pain.
Nona
Goddess of fetal formation.
Nortia
Etruscan goddess of healing.
Nox
Goddess of night.
Numeria
Goddess of childbirth.
Nundina
The goddess who presides over a child's naming day (ninth day after birth).

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Opigena
Goddess of childbirth.
Ops
Earth goddess. Protector of everything connected to agriculture.
Orbona
Goddess of children, especially orphans.

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Palato
Daughter of the north wind and wife of the god of agriculture.
Pales
Goddess who watched over pastures. Goddess of flocks and shepherds.
Pallor
Goddess of fear.
Panacea
Goddess of health.
Parca (Partula)
Goddess of childbirth.
Parcae, The
Name for the Fates. They are Decuma. Morta, and Nona.
Parthenope
One of the Roman Sirens. She was the mother of Europa.
Patella
An agriculture goddess.
Pax
Goddess of peace.
Pecunia
Goddess who presides over money.
Pelonia
Goddess who is invoked to ward off enemies.
Penates
Gods who presided over the welfare of the family.
Pertunda (Prema)
Goddess who presides over the newlyweds' first sexual intercourse.
Philemon and Baucis
A peasant couple remarkable for their mutual love. When Jupiter and Mercury wandered about on earth in human form seeking food and shelter, they were turned away by all, except Philemon and Baucis, an old couple, who offered them both, although they had little food to share. As a reward for their kindness, Jupiter offered to grant them a wish. They decided that when their time was near they wished to die together. Their wish was granted and Jupiter turned each into a tree when they died
Pietas
Goddess of justice.
Picus
A god of agriculture and forests.
Pietas
Goddess of duty.
Pluto (Dis or Dis Pater, Orcus)
God of the dead, the abductor, and later, the husband of Proserpine. Pluto assisted his two brothers, Jupiter and Neptune, in overthrowing their father, Saturn. They then divided the world among themselves, with Jupiter choosing the earth and the heavens as his realm, Neptune becoming the ruler of the sea, and Pluto receiving the lower world as his kingdom. He was originally considered a fierce and unyielding god, deaf to prayers and unappeased by sacrifices. Later the belief arose in which the milder and more beneficent aspects of the god were stressed. He was believed to be the bestower of the blessings hidden in the earth, such as mineral wealth and crops. He was the Latin counterpart of the Greek god Hades.
Poena
Goddess of punishment.
Pomona
The goddess of fruit and fertility.
Portunus
God of harbors.
Porus
God of prosperity.
Postvorta
Goddess of the past.
Potina
Goddess of children's drinks and of weaving.
Praxidike (Praxidice)
Goddess of vengeance. Goddess of oaths.
Priapus
God of fertility.
Proserpina
Proserpina, daughter of Ceres, is the counterpart of the Greek goddess, Persephone. She was kidnapped by Pluto, who married her, and took her to his underworld and made her queen of the dead.
Psyche
A beautiful princess loved by Cupid. Venus, jealous of Psyche's beauty, ordered her son Cupid, god of love, to make Psyche fall in love with the ugliest man in the world. Instead, he fell in love with her, and spirited her away to a secluded palace where he visited her only at night, unseen and unrecognized by her. He forbade her to ever look upon his face, but one night while he was asleep she lit a lamp and looked at him. Cupid then abandoned her and she was left to wander the world, in misery, searching for him. Finally Cupid repented and had Jupiter make her immortal so they could be together forever.
Pudicitia
Goddess of modesty.
Puta
Goddess of tree-pruning.

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Quies
Goddess of tranquility.
Quirinus
God of war.
Quiritis
Sabine goddess of motherhood.
Rhea Silvia
A Vestal Virgin until she was deflowered by the god Mars. She bore him the twins Romulus and Remus.
Robigo
Goddess of grain, especially corn.
Robigus
God of grain, especially corn.
Roma
Personification of Rome.
Romulus & Remus
The brothers who founded the city of Rome.
Rumia Dea
Protector of infants.
Rumina
One of the three goddesses who protected sleeping infants. The other two are her sisters Cuba and Cunina.
Runcina
Goddess of agriculture who presides over weeding.
Rusina
Goddess of fields and open country.

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Salacia
A sea goddess. (How do we get to "salacious" from here?)
Salus
Goddess of health. Assimilated into the Roman pantheon from an earlier Sabine goddess.
Sapientia
Goddess of wisdom. (From whence comes the term "Homo Sapiens".)
Saturn
The god of farmers. The biggest feast in his honor was the Saturnalia which became the biggest influence in the inception of today's Christmas-New Year holidays. Saturday was named for Saturn.
Scabies
Goddess invoked to cure skin diseases.
Secia
Goddess of stored seeds.
Segetia
Goddess of planted seeds. She controls sprouting and is part of a threesome; the other two being Seia and Tutilina.
Sentia
Sentia is the Roman goddess who heightens feelings.
Silvanus
God of nature and the woods.
Sol
Sun god.
Somnus
God of sleep and dreams.
Strenia
Goddess of health and protector of the young.
Strenua
Goddess of vigor who gives energy to the weak and tired.
Suada
Goddess of persuasion.
Summanus
A god of thunder.

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Tages
Early Etruscan god of prophecy. Born in the morning as a clod of earth rising from recently plowed fields, he predicted the future to the villagers who saw him, taught them the rites of prophecy, then died. His words became the foundation of Etruscan prophecy.
Tagni
Italian god of witchcraft.
Tana
Italian star goddess.
Tanit
(Carthage) Goddess of the moon. Her symbol was the crescent moon or the full moon.
Tanus
Italian star god, and husband to Tana.
Tarpeia
Possibly a Vestal Virgin; she betrayed Rome to the Sabines in the war that followed the rape of the Sabine women. She fell in love with Tatius, commander of the Sabine army, and said she would allow his army passage into Rome if he would marry her, or give her that which his soldiers wore on their left arms, meaning the gold bracelets each wore. He agreed, but when the teachery was complete and Rome defeated, he fulfilled his promise by having all his army pile their heavy shields, which they carried on their left arms, piled upon her. She was crushed to death.
Tarquinius Priscus
Fifth legendary king of Rome, who some say was responsible for the building of the Cloaca Maxima.
Tarquinius Superbus
Seventh, and last, of the legendary kings of Rome. He, or his son Sextus, raped Lucretia who, in shame, committed suicide. He was overthrown by Brutus, thus ending the Roman monarchy.
Telesphorus
God of strength.
Tellus Mater (Terra)
The Roman "Mother Earth" is the constant companion of Ceres, and the two of them are patrons of vegetative and human reproduction. Tellus is also the mother death goddess since the dead are returned into her womb, the earth.
Tempestates (Tempestas)
Tempestates is the Roman goddess of wind and storm.
Terminus
God of boundaries (or boundary stones).
Tesana
Goddess of the dawn (a la Aurora).
Thalna
Goddess of beauty.
Thermia
Goddess who presides over healing springs.
Tiberinus
The Roman god of the river Tiber.
Tinia
Etruscan god of storms.
Trivia
Name for Diana when she presides over crossroads.
Tuchulcha
Etruscan death demon. She is part human, part bird, and part animal, with snakes in her hair and around her arms.
Tullus Hostilius
Third legendary king of Rome. Successful in battle against the Sabines, he was struck dead by a lightning bolt from Jupiter.
Turan
Etruscan goddess of sexual love.
Tursa
Goddess of terror.

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Umbria
Goddess of shadows and secrecy.
Uni
Etruscan protector of cities and the women therein, and a goddess of witchcraft.
Unxia
Protector of the newly married.

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Vacuna
A war goddess that evolved from the Sabine goddess of victory.
Valeria
A virgin chosen to be sacrificed during an epidemic. Just as she was about to stab herself with a sword at the altar, an eagle appeared, tooked the sword from her hand and replaced it with a stick, then flew away, dropping the sword on a nearby heifer. Valeria interpreted this to mean she was to sacrifice the heifer instead of herself. She did that. (Smart girl!)
Valetudo
Goddess of health.
Vanth
Etruscan goddess of death. She is depicted with wings, a cap on her head, and a key to open tombs in her hand.
Vaticanus
The spirit that opens the mouths of newborn infants so they can issue their first cry.
Venilia
Goddess of the wind and the sea.
Venus
As the goddess of love, Venus is the "queen of pleasure" and mother of the Roman people. Possibly the daughter of Jupiter, she was the daughter of Dione. Venus was the wife of Vulcan, god of metalwork, but she was often unfaithful to him. Among her many lovers were Mars, the god of war; and the handsome shepherd Adonis. Venus was also the mother (by Mercury) of Cupid, god of love. She was the goddess of chastity in women, despite the fact that she had many affairs with both gods and mortals. As Venus Genetrix, she was worshiped as the mother (by Anchises) of the hero Aeneas, the founder of the Roman people; as Venus Felix, the bringer of good fortune; as Venus Victrix, the bringer of victory; and as Venus Verticordia, the protector of feminine chastity. Venus is also a nature goddess, associated with the arrival of spring. She is the bringer of joy to gods and humans. Venus really had no myths of her own but was so closely identified with the Greek Aphrodite that she "took over" Aphrodite's myths.
Vergiliae, The
Goddesses representing the constellation Pleiades.
Veritas
Goddess of truth and justice.
Verplaca
Goddess of family harmony.
Verticordia
Goddess of love and sexuality.
Vertumnus
The Ancient Roman god of the seasons. He was the husband of Pomona.
Vesta
Goddess of the hearth and home. Households kept a fire burning on the hearth for Vesta (Above the hearth stood a statue of Lares, guard of the fields, and Penates protector of the house). Rome kept an "eternal" fire burning in the main temple dedicated to Vesta. This fire was attended to by the Vestal Virgins, and was only allowed to be extinguished and rekindled but once a year at the beginning of the new year. Her Greek counterpart was Hestia, one of the 12 great Olympians.
Vestal Virgins
Priestesses of Vesta. Four to six spotless virgins, who were selected by lot from maidens between the ages of six and ten from prominent Roman families, who were sworn to chastity, served for a period not less than ten years, and another ten monitoring and instructing their successors; after which they were returned to "normal" life, and could marry. If they lost their virginity before their service ended, they could be buried alive.
Victoria
Goddess of victory, similar to the Greek Nike.
Virbius
Companion of Diana in her sacred grove.
Virginia
Goddess of politics.
Virgo (Virginensis)
Goddess presiding over virginity.
Virilis
Goddess invoked by women praying to continue to be exciting to their husbands.
Virtus
Personification of bravery in war.
Volumna
Goddess of the nursery.
Voluptas
Goddess of sensual pleasure.
Vulcan
A son of Jupiter and Juno. He was also called Mulciber. He was the craftsman that forged the armor of the gods, their drinking vessels, and many of their objects of ornamentation. He also forged the thunderbolts of Jupiter.The Cyclops assisted him in his work. It is said he built metal robots that carried out his every order. Venus was his wife, and because he trapped her in a comprimising position with her lover Mars, Vulcan was considered the patron of cuckolds. Vulcan was also the god of fire, usually in destructive form like forest fires, volcano eruptions, etc. Because of this his temples were always built outside of the town. Originally an old Italian deity, Vulcan was identified with the Greek god Hephaestus in classical times.

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Zana
Pre-Roman goddess of the Balkans adopted by the Romans and revered for her beauty and courage.
Zirna
The Etruscan moon goddess was the companion of the love goddess Turan; she was represented with a half-moon hanging from her neck.

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