roman deity

Noun
  1. A deity worshipped by the ancient Romans (synset 109575810)
    referred to in: antiquity - the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
    is a type of: deity, divinity, god, immortal - any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
    subtypes:
    • faun - ancient Italian deity in human shape, with horns, pointed ears and a goat's tail; equivalent to Greek satyr
    • parcae - any of the three Roman goddesses of fate or destiny; identified with the Greek Moirai and similar to the Norse Norns
    specific instances:
    • urania, venus - goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite
    • mors - (Roman mythology) Roman god of death; counterpart of Thanatos
    • mars - (Roman mythology) Roman god of war and agriculture; father of Romulus and Remus; counterpart of Greek Ares
    • diana - (Roman mythology) virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; counterpart of Greek Artemis
    • minerva - (Roman mythology) goddess of wisdom; counterpart of Greek Athena
    • saturn - (Roman mythology) god of agriculture and vegetation; counterpart of Greek Cronus
    • ceres - (Roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter
    • night, nox - Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx
    • amor, cupid - (Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
    • sol - (Roman mythology) ancient Roman god; personification of the sun; counterpart of Greek Helios
    • vulcan - (Roman mythology) god of fire and metal working; counterpart of Greek Hephaestus
    • mercury - (Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes
    • janus - (Roman mythology) the Roman god of doorways and passages; is depicted with two faces on opposite sides of his head
    • juno - (Roman mythology) queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage; wife and sister of Jupiter; counterpart of Greek Hera
    • vesta - (Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia
    • victoria - (Roman mythology) goddess of victory; counterpart of Greek Nike
    • faunus - (Roman mythology) ancient rural deity; later considered a counterpart of Greek Pan
    • neptune - (Roman mythology) god of the sea; counterpart of Greek Poseidon
    • proserpina, proserpine - goddess of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Persephone
    • dis, dis pater, orcus, pluto - (Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades
    • luna - (Roman mythology) the goddess of the Moon; counterpart of Greek Selene
    • aurora - (Roman mythology) goddess of the dawn; counterpart of Greek Eos
    • tellus - (Roman mythology) goddess of the earth; protector of marriage and fertility; identified with Greek Gaea
    • fortuna - (Roman mythology) the goddess of fortune and good luck; counterpart of Greek Tyche
    • jove, jupiter - (Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
    • ops - (Roman mythology) goddess of abundance and fertility; wife of Saturn; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor
    • silvanus, sylvanus - (Roman mythology) god of woods and fields and flocks; Pan is the Greek counterpart

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