Lugbara Mythology
Month: March 2018
SHAPE-SHIFTERS
shape-shifting (metamorphosis) The transformation from one body into another, such as humans into the bodies of animals and birds. A human who transforms into an…
Canens
Canens (singer) In Roman mythology, a nymph, the daughter of Janus and Venilia. She pined away when her husband, Picus, was lost. Picus was a…
Camillus, Marcus Furius
Camillus, Marcus Furius In Roman history and legend, conqueror of the Gauls. Camillus cast them out of Rome in 387 b.c.e. He was noted for…
Camilla
Camilla (feminine form of Camillus) In Roman mythology, a virgin queen of the Volsci (Volscians) and a daughter of Metabus and Casmilla; she fought against…
Caeculus
Caeculus In Roman mythology, a son of Vulcan and the sister of the Frates Delpidii; ally of Turnus in the war against the Trojans. Caeculus’s…
Cacus
Cacus In Roman mythology, a fire-spitting giant, son of Vulcan and Medusa; brother of Caca, who was goddess of excrement. When Heracles, with the cattle…
Caca
Caca (excrement?) In Roman mythology, ancient Italian goddess of the hearth whose cult was supplanted by Vesta, also a Roman hearth goddess. Caca was the…