Category: Roman Mythology

Abeona ORIGIN: Italian, pre-Roman Abeona is the spirit of literal and metaphoric departures. She protects children in general, but especially the first time they leave…

Acca Larentia ALSO KNOWN AS: Acca Laurentia ORIGIN: Etruscan or Italian Feast: The Larentalia on 23 December Various contradictory legends are told of Acca Larentia.…

Sylvanus King of the Woodlands ALSO KNOWN AS: Silvanus Sylvanus, horned spirit of forests, groves, and wild fields, presides over boundaries, thresholds, and hedges. Sylvanus…

Adrano is Sicily’s sacred guardian. Together with his sons, the Palici, he protects Sicily and Sicilians. Adrano is the presiding spirit of Mount Etna. Adrano’s…

Adeona ORIGIN: Italian, pre-Roman Adeona is the Spirit of Safe and Speedy Returns. She is indigenous to the Roman region but predates the Romans. (In…