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Mens
Mens was a Roman divine personification of the mind, understanding, intelligence and sound judgment. Although the Latin word mens is an ordinary noun meaning “mind” or “intellect,” Roman religious practice could treat su…
Bona-dea
Bona Dea, whose name means “the Good Goddess,” was a Roman goddess associated with women, fertility, healing, and protection. Her worship was among the most secretive rituals of ancient Rome. Men were excluded from her p…
Bellona
Bellona is a Roman goddess associated with war, military violence and the dangerous power of armed conflict. Her name is closely related to the Latin word bellum, meaning “war,” and she was sometimes represented as a hel…
Bellifluficus
Bellifluficus is not a securely attested deity, spirit, hero or legendary creature of ancient Roman mythology. The name does not appear as a recognised figure in the standard body of Roman religious evidence, and no reli…
Bacchus
Bacchus is the Roman god associated with wine, ecstatic celebration, fertility, theatre and the loosening of ordinary social boundaries. He is closely identified with the Greek god Dionysus, and Roman writers often use t…
Auster
Auster is the Roman personification of the south wind. In Latin poetry and natural philosophy, he is associated with the warm, damp air that comes from the south, bringing clouds, rain, storms and, at times, oppressive h…
Aurora
Aurora is the Roman goddess and poetic personification of the dawn. Each morning she brings light to the eastern horizon, opening the way for the sun and marking the transition between night and day. Her name is also the…
Aquilo
Aquilo is the Roman personification of the north wind, or in some systems the cold wind blowing from the north-northeast. He belongs to the Roman tradition of naming and humanising the principal winds, which were importa…
Antinous
Antinous was a young man from Bithynia who became the beloved companion of the Roman emperor Hadrian and, after his death, the focus of a widespread religious cult. Unlike most figures classified under Roman mythology, A…
Anna-perenna
Anna Perenna is a Roman goddess associated with the yearly cycle, continued life and the renewal of time. Her festival was celebrated on 15 March, the Ides of March, with outdoor feasting, drinking, songs and prayers for…
Angita
Angita, also written Angitia, is a goddess or sacred female figure associated with the Marsi, an ancient people of central Italy. Her tradition belongs to the religious landscape of the Apennines, where local Italic cult…