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List of Gods : "Roman" - 751 records

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God name
"Vertumnus"
Roman Is said to have been an Etruscan divinity whose worship was introduced at Rome by an ancient Vulsinian colony. The name signifies "the god who changes or metamorphoses himself." For this reason the Romans connected Vertumnus with all occurrences to which the verb verto applies, such as the change of seasons, purchase and sale, the return of rivers to their proper beds,etc. But in reality the god was connected only with the transformation of plants, and their progress from being in blossom to that of bearing fruit. Roman
Goddess name
"Vertumnus"
Roman Minor god of gardens and orchards. Of Etruscan origin, he is the consort of the goddess POMONA. Usually represented with garden implements and offered fruit and flowers. He was celebrated annually in the Vertumnalia festival on August 13....
God name
"Vervactor"
Roman Minor god of ploughing. Associated with sacrifices to TELLUS and CERES....
Goddess name
"Vesta"
Roman Was the goddess of the hearth, and therefore inseparably connected with the Penates, for Aeneas was believed to have brought the eternal fire of Vesta from Troy, along with the images of the Penates. The praetors, consuls, and dictators, before entering upon their official functions, sacrificed not only to the Penates, but also to Vesta at Lavinium. (The Aeneid by Virgil. Book II)

"Vetustas"
Roman The Roman personification of antiquity, long duration, great age ancient times, antiquity.

"Vica Pota"
Roman the Victor and Conqueror (quae vincit et potitur), was a Roman divinity of victory.
Goddess name
"Victoria"
Roman the goddess of victory that became an attack by the Christians with an angelic capacity
Goddess name
"Victoria"
Roman Goddess of victory. Known particularly from the second century BC and closely linked with JUPITER. Became adopted by the Christian church in an angelic capacity....

"Victrix"
Roman Another name for Venus. Roman
Goddess name
"Virbius"
Roman An ancient mythical king of Aricia and a favourite of Diana, who, when he had died, called him to life and intrusted him to the care of the nymph Aegeria. The fact of his being a favourite of Diana, the Taurian goddess, seems to have led the Romans to identify him with Hippolytus who, according to some traditions, had established the worship of Diana. Roman
God name
"Virbius"
Roman Minor chthonic god. A malevolent underworld deity who was frequently invoked during the worship of Diana in the Arician woodlands surrounding her sanctuary at Nemi. Virbius was reputed to prowl these woods and to be an emanation of Hippolytus, a mortal who had been trampled to death by his horses and made immortal by Aesculapius. For this reason the Arician woods were barred to horses....
Goddess name
"Virginalis"
Roman A title of the goddess Juno. In this aspect she protected virginity.

"Virginia"
Roman Yes Virginia, there really is a Santa Clause.
Goddess name
"Virilis"
Roman An aspect of the goddess Fortuna who attended a man's career. Roman
Goddess name
"Viriplaca"
Roman the goddess who soothes the anger of man, was a surname of Juno, describing her as the restorer of peace between married people. Roman
King name
"Virtus"
Roman The Roman personification of manly valour. She was represented with a short tunic, her right breast uncovered, a helmet on her head, a spear in her left hand, a sword in the right, and standing with her right foot on a helmet. There was a golden statue of her at Rome, which Alaricus, king of the Goths, melted down. Roman
God name
"Virtus"
Roman God of military prowess. Known particularly from the second century BC....

"Vis"
Greek The Roman personification of strength, force, vigor, power, energy. Similar to the Greek Bia in regards to hostile strength, force and violence personified.
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