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The Most Important Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Rome

January 27, 2023October 10, 2022 by WeirdItaly

A comprehensive list of more than 300 Roman gods, deities, and supernatural beings. Ancient Roman deities are the gods and goddesses worshipped in the ancient … Read more

Categories Featured, Italian History, Roman deities Tags agricultural deity, ancient rome, birth and childhood deities, Di indigetes, di selecti, flamens, folklore, roman religion

Vitumnus

October 4, 2022 by WeirdItaly

The fetus receives viva, often known as the vital force or power of life, from Vitumnus. He is referred to by Augustine as the vivificator, … Read more

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Levana

October 4, 2022 by WeirdItaly

Levana is a birth and childhood deity. She was the goddess who oversaw the lifting of the child by the midwife immediately after birth  in … Read more

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Lucina, the goddess of childbirth

January 4, 2023September 30, 2022 by WeirdItaly

Lucina is a goddess of Roman mythology of Etruscan origin. She was the goddess of childbirth and safeguarded women in labor. In terms of their … Read more

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Levana

September 28, 2022 by WeirdItaly

An ancient Roman deity named Levana was used in birthing ceremonies. According to Augustine, when a child is raised from the earth or ground, dea … Read more

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Diva Rumina, the breastfeeding goddess

October 22, 2022September 25, 2022 by WeirdItaly

Rumina is an archaic birth and childhood deity. She is a breastfeeding goddess. Rumina, also known as Diva Rumina, was a deity who guarded nursing women and … Read more

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Picumnus

October 1, 2022September 25, 2022 by WeirdItaly

Picumnus is an archaic birth and childhood deity. Picumnus was a fertility, agriculture, marriage, children, and infants deity in Roman mythology. He might have been … Read more

Categories Roman deities Tags agricultural deity, birth and childhood deities, roman religion

Pilumnus

September 25, 2022 by WeirdItaly

Pilumnus is an archaic birth and childhood deity. The brother of Picumnus in Roman mythology was the nature god Pilumnus (also known as “staker”). He … Read more

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Mens Bona

September 25, 2022 by WeirdItaly

Archaic birth and childhood deity. Mens (“Mind”) provides children with intelligence. Mens, also known as Mens Bona (Latin for “Good Mind”), was the personification of … Read more

Categories Roman deities Tags birth and childhood deities, roman religion

Ossipago

September 25, 2022 by WeirdItaly

Ossipago is an archaic birth and childhood Roman deity. Ossipago builds strong bones; probably a title of Juno. WeirdItalyWeird Italy, Guide to Unusual & Amazing Places to … Read more

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Edusa

September 25, 2022 by WeirdItaly

Edusa is an archaic birth and childhood deity. Edusa, also known as Edulia, Edula, Educa, and other variations, comes from the verbs edo, edere, and … Read more

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Prema

October 3, 2022September 25, 2022 by WeirdItaly

Prema is an archaic Roman goddess. Prema, which derives from the Latin primo, primere, or to push upon, is the insistent sexual act. Augustine refers … Read more

Categories Roman deities Tags birth and childhood deities, roman religion

Subigus

September 25, 2022 by WeirdItaly

Subigus is an archaic birth and childhood Roman deity who causes the bride to surrender to her husband. The name is derived from the verb … Read more

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Domiduca and Domitius

September 25, 2022 by WeirdItaly

The goddess Domiduca guards children on their walk back to their parents’ house in Roman mythology. Domitius, Domidius, or Domiducus was her male counterpart and … Read more

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Fabulinus

September 25, 2022September 25, 2022 by WeirdItaly

Fabulinus was a minor archaic birth and childhood deity in Roman mythology. His name comes from the Latin fabulari, meaning to speak: in fact, Fabulinus … Read more

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