Mercury is a trickster spirit who is happy to masquerade as other spirits. Long ago the Italian deity Mercury was syncretized to Greek Hermes. The two are now virtually indistinguishable, but they
Janus : Lord of Beginnings Janus is the two-faced spirit, but in the most positive sense of that term. Janus literally has two faces, indicating his power to see from all directions and perspectives. He sees the past and future
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 of Geryon, wandered into the vicinity of
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 daughter of Vulcan and Medusa and the
Cardea In Latin, cardo is a door hinge or pivot. Cardea is the goddess of hinges. She controls the opening and closing of doors, literal and metaphorical. Ovid says her power is
Carmenta, the original Charmed One, was born in Arcadia, Greece, where she was known as Nicostrata. She moved to Italy and changed her name, emerging as the goddess of prophecy. Carmenta sings
Carna is the flesh goddess, the carnal queen. She is the goddess who controls the functioning of the body, including the ability to obtain nourishment from food and the pleasures of the
Faunus – The Benefactor; The Wild One Faunus, among the most ancient, primordial spirits of the Roman region, epitomizes the generative force inherent in the universe. He is the essence of unconstrained
Little information now survives regarding this ancient, mysterious deity. Ferronia may have started as an Etruscan or Sabine spirit, eventually adopted by Romans. Her rites included fire-walking. Devotees walked or danced over
FLORA BY ALPHONSE MUCHA Flora is the spirit of blossoming flowers and springtime. She embodies the flowering of all nature, including humans. Flowers indicate the promise of reproduction. Flowers lead to fruit
Furina is the ancient and mysterious matron goddess of thieves and robbers. Her name derives from the same root word as “fortune.” Furina was not a forbidden or suppressed goddess venerated only
Although Neptune is now considered the Roman Lord of the Sea, he was originally a freshwater spirit. His associations with the ocean derive from his identification with the Greek Poseidon. The identities
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