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Fama

September 26, 2022 by WeirdItaly

Fama (Fame, Rumor; from the Latin fari meaning to speak; equivalent to the Greek Pheme, also known as Ossa in Homeric sources) is the personification of … Read more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cinxia

September 25, 2022 by WeirdItaly

Cinxia was a minor Roman god of the wedding bed (di coniugales). Cinxia works with the belt (cingulum) that the bride wears to symbolize that … Read more

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

Evander

September 24, 2022 by WeirdItaly

Evander was the son of the god Mercury and the nymph Carmenta. Greek culture hero Evander is credited for bringing the Greek pantheon, laws, and … Read more

Egeria

September 24, 2022 by WeirdItaly

In Roman mythology, Egeria (Ægeria, or Aegeria) is one of the ancient Latin deities of spring waters, the Camenas. According to legend, she was mistress, … Read more

Disciplina

September 24, 2022 by WeirdItaly

The embodiment of discipline and a minor divinity was called Disciplina in ancient Roman religion. The Latin noun “disciplina” has several meanings, including education and … Read more

Di Penates

September 24, 2022 by WeirdItaly

The household deities most frequently summoned in domestic rites were the Di Penates or Penates. After a meal, the family put a little onto the … Read more