| Gregory Flood's Roman Gods and Goddesses |
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Roman Gods and Goddesses
Foreign Gods and Goddesses
Punic Names for Roman Gods
Some Etruscan Gods and Their Roman Counterparts
Gods and Goddesses of Agriculture
Gods and Goddesses of Children and Childbirth
Gods and Goddesses of Virtues and Personifications
Genres of Spiritual Entities
Imperial Divi
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Genres of Spiritual Entities |
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Sphere of Operation |
Name |
M/F |
Misc. Data |
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forests |
Fauns |
M |
Roman satyrs |
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gods between mortal and immortal |
Semones |
Both |
i.e., Fauns, Camenae, Centaurs |
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gods of the crossroads |
Lares Compitales |
M |
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guardian angel for men |
Genius (plur., genii) |
M |
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guardian angel for women |
Juno (plur., Juni) |
F |
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second class of gods |
Dii Selecti |
Both |
include: Uranus, Saturn, Genius, Sol, Bacchus, Terra, Luna |
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tutelary gods of household |
Lar (plur., Lares) |
M |
Represented ancestors and tradition; also caused neuroses, psychic disorders; all-purpose term for spirits and minor gods; March celebration, the Compitalia, administered by slaves |
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tutelary gods of household |
Penates |
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Guarded the material prosperity of the family |
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spirits of the dead, evil |
Lemur (plur., Lemures) |
Both |
Propitiated in March during the Lemuria |
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spirits of the dead, good |
Manes |
Both |
Propitiated in February during the Parentalia |
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water nymphs; prophecy |
Camena (plur., Camenae) |
F |
Very prevalent in Roman myth |
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winds and storms |
Tempestates |
Both(?) |
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