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The Giant Cacus
Cacus was a fire-breathing giant and the son of Vulcan in Roman mythology. Until Rome was founded, he terrorized the Aventine Hill before being slain … Read more
The Giantess Caca
Caca or Cacia is the giantess sister of Cacus, the son of Vulcan who stole cattle from Hercules during the course of his western labors. … Read more
Bacchus, Dionysus
In ancient Greek mythology and myth, Dionysus, also known as Bacchus, is the god of the grape harvest, winemaking, orchards and fruit, greenery, fertility, insanity, … Read more
Averruncus
Averruncus, sometimes known as Auruncus, is a deity of protection in the religion of ancient Rome. According to Aulus Gellius, he is one of the … Read more
Alernus, Helernus
Archaic Roman deity Helernus, sometimes known as Alernus, was a minor underworld deity and the guardian of the beans consumed at the Lemurian celebration in … Read more
Aeternitas
The divine personification of eternity in pre-Christian Roman theology was known as Aeternitas. As a virtue of the deified emperor, she was particularly linked with … Read more
Aion, Aeon
The Hellenistic deity Aion (Aeon in Latin) is linked to time, the sphere or circle that surrounds the world, and the zodiac. The “time” that … Read more
Acis and Galatea
Greek mythological figures Acis and Galatea were subsequently linked in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. The myth centers on the mortal Acis and the sea nymph (Nereid) Galatea’s … Read more
