Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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God name "Silvåñuś" | Roman | A Latin divinity of the fields and Forests, to whom in the very earliest times the Tyrrhenian Pelasgians are said to have dedicated a grove and a festival. He is described as a god watching over the fields and husbandmen, and is also called the protector of the boundaries of fields. |
Deities name "Silvåñuś" | Roman | Minor god of woodlands and Forests. Worship of Silvåñuś seems largely to have been limited to northern Italy. He became incorporated into the Celtic pantheon where his symbolism includes a bill-hook, pots and hammers. His sacred animal is the stag. The name was extended to embrace groups of woodland deities, the Silvani or Silvanae.... |