God of the Day - Roman Goddess Salus

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Salus was a Roman goddess who may originally have been a fertility and agricultural goddess but who was known as a personification of health and preservation. Salus is associated with the Greek goddess Hygeia. She was called Salus Publica Populi Romani and was often shown on coins feeding a snake. Early coins show Hygeia with ears of ceral crops.

From Lesley Adkins and Roy A. Adkins' Dictionary of Roman Religion

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