Diana (Artemis) Classical goddess of the Moon and the hunt and one of the most important aspects of the Goddess in Wicca. Diana (counterpart to the Greek Artemis) personifies the positive attributes
Saturn Father Time; The Sower ALSO KNOWN AS: Saturnus It was said that Saturn, Roman spirit of agriculture, once reigned over a lost golden age, a time without sorrow. He is the lord of wealth and seed-sowing. He may have
Ascanius (tentless) In Roman mythology, the son of Aeneas and his wife, Creusa. He escaped with his parents and his grandfather, Anchises, from burning Troy. Later Roman mythology makes him the son
Arae (altars) In Roman mythology, rocks in the Mediterranean between Africa and Sardinia. Vergil’s Aeneid (book 1) tells how Aeneas lost most of his fleet there. It is also the place where
An Ancile is in ancient Roman ritual, a small, oval, sacred shield, curved inward on either side, believed to have fallen from heaven during the reign of Numa. There was a prophecy
Amor (love) In Roman mythology, a name given to Cupid, the god of love, son of Venus and Mars; called Eros in Greek mythology. SEE ALSO: Roman Mythology SOURCE: Encyclopedia of World
Amburbium (around the city) In Roman cult, the name for a solemn procession of the people, led by the pontifex and various orders of priests, three times around the boundaries of Rome.
Orcus, Lord of Death, was venerated in Gaul and Rome. He may be of Celtic origin, although others argue that he was originally Etruscan. In other words, did the Romans bring him
FORTUNA – LADY LUCK; SHE WHO BRINGS Fortuna may originally have been an Etruscan or Latin goddess. When the Romans encountered her, they too fell in love with Lady Luck. Fortuna is
Fauna is the goddess of wildlife, forests, and fertility. She is Faunus’ daughter and among those spirits who possessed Mysteries, meaning that while certain of their rituals were open to the general
Venus was originally the Italian goddess of fertile soil, the presiding spirit of the vegetable garden. She was a rustic garden goddess with a relatively minimal cult until the Romans identified her
Bona Dea literally means the “good goddess” and refers to female spirits exclusively venerated by women. Because these were Mystery traditions from which men were excluded, little documented information about the Bona
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