This glossary of the culture of ancient Rome includes terms used by academics studying Roman history and archaeologists excavating Roman sites. Contents... 41 KB (5,068 words) - 06:54, 6 March 2024 |
Vulcan (mythology) (redirect from Vulcan (Roman religion and mythology)) [wʊɫˈkaːnʊs]) is the god of fire including the fire of volcanoes, deserts, metalworking and the forge in ancient Roman religion and myth. He is often depicted... 41 KB (5,442 words) - 05:03, 30 January 2024 |
Glossary of Buddhism Glossary of the Catholic Church Glossary of ancient Roman religion Glossary of Christianity Glossary of Hinduism terms Glossary of... 73 KB (10,133 words) - 16:19, 26 March 2024 |
Mercury (mythology) (redirect from Mercury (Roman religion)) is a major god in Roman religion and mythology, being one of the 12 Dii Consentes within the ancient Roman pantheon. He is the god of financial gain, commerce... 18 KB (1,858 words) - 19:37, 19 January 2024 |
Neptune (mythology) (redirect from Neptune (Roman religion and mythology)) (Latin: Neptūnus [nɛpˈtuːnʊs]) is the Roman god of freshwater and the sea in Roman religion. He is the counterpart of the Greek god Poseidon. In the Greek-inspired... 39 KB (4,778 words) - 17:26, 24 April 2024 |
may refer to: a fraternal order of priests or similar association in ancient Rome; see Glossary of ancient Roman religion#sodalitas Sodality Sodality (Catholic... 363 bytes (73 words) - 17:15, 9 September 2011 |
Diana (mythology) (redirect from Diana (Roman religion)) Diana is a goddess in Roman and Hellenistic religion, primarily considered a patroness of the countryside and nature, hunters, wildlife, childbirth, crossroads... 95 KB (12,890 words) - 20:08, 15 February 2024 |
Rex Sacrorum (category Ancient Roman religious titles) In ancient Roman religion, the rex sacrorum ("king of the sacred things", also sometimes rex sacrificulus) was a senatorial priesthood reserved for patricians... 9 KB (1,183 words) - 05:32, 20 August 2023 |
In ancient Roman religion, agricultural deities were thought to care for every aspect of growing, harvesting, and storing crops. Preeminent among these... 9 KB (1,003 words) - 10:58, 18 March 2024 |
In ancient Roman religion, sacra (Latin, neuter plural, "sacred [matters]") were transactions relating to the worship of the gods, especially sacrifice... 8 KB (1,078 words) - 00:04, 20 February 2021 |
Vesta (mythology) (redirect from Vesta (Roman religion and mythology)) goddess of the hearth, home, and family in Roman religion. She was rarely depicted in human form, and was more often represented by the fire of her temple... 38 KB (4,763 words) - 19:29, 1 May 2024 |
Votum (redirect from Vow (Roman)) In ancient Roman religion, a votum, plural vota, is a vow or promise made to a deity. The word comes from the past participle of the Latin verb voveo... 9 KB (1,157 words) - 08:42, 4 February 2024 |
Flora (mythology) (category Roman goddesses) mid-18th century AD Ancient Roman mosaic of Flora in the Carthage National Museum Flora on a gold aureus of 43–39 BCE Detail of Flora from Primavera... 8 KB (679 words) - 09:47, 4 January 2024 |
Bacchanalia (category Ancient Roman festivals) native cult of Liber, and probably arrived in Rome itself around 200 BC. Like all mystery religions of the ancient world, very little is known of their rites... 17 KB (2,134 words) - 13:48, 24 April 2024 |
Bonus Eventus (category Roman gods) Outcome") was a divine personification in ancient Roman religion. The Late Republican scholar Varro lists him as one of the twelve deities who presided over... 6 KB (850 words) - 09:39, 6 November 2022 |
Jupiter (god) (redirect from Jupiter (Roman religion and mythology)) the god of the sky and thunder, and king of the gods in ancient Roman religion and mythology. Jupiter was the chief deity of Roman state religion throughout... 138 KB (19,051 words) - 15:08, 3 May 2024 |
Lemures (redirect from Larvae (Roman religion)) were shades or spirits of the restless or malignant dead in Roman religion, and are probably cognate with an extended sense of larvae /ˈlɑːrviː/ (from... 7 KB (923 words) - 11:57, 15 January 2024 |
Dii Consentes (category Roman deities) is an ancient list of twelve major deities, six gods and six goddesses, in the pantheon of Ancient Rome. Their gilt statues stood in the Roman Forum,... 6 KB (581 words) - 08:40, 24 February 2024 |
Capitoline Triad (category Ancient Roman religion) The Capitoline Triad was a group of three deities who were worshipped in ancient Roman religion in an elaborate temple on Rome's Capitoline Hill (Latin... 5 KB (659 words) - 18:33, 16 March 2024 |
of the Persian girls' name Faryal Pertaining to a day in the calendar of ancient Rome when no work was done; see Glossary of ancient Roman religion#feria... 553 bytes (97 words) - 06:00, 13 September 2023 |
Rex Nemorensis (category Ancient Roman religious titles) number of ancient sources. Ovid gives a poetic account of the priesthood of Nemi noting that the lake of Nemi was "sacred to antique religion", and that... 8 KB (1,008 words) - 04:41, 2 March 2024 |
Dea Dia (redirect from Temple of Dea Dia) Dea Dia (Latin: "Goddess of Daylight", or "Bright Goddess") was a goddess of fertility and growth in ancient Roman religion. She was sometimes identified... 4 KB (338 words) - 07:56, 23 September 2023 |