Save Gender Feminine Usage Roman Mythology Pronounced Pron. FOOL-go-ra(Latin) [key·IPA] Meaning & History From Latin fulgur meaning "lightning", derived from fulgeo "to flash, to shine". In Roman mythology this was the name of a goddess who presided over lightning, equivalent to the Greek goddess Astrape. Categories deities, ends in -ora, goddesses, lightning, lightning deities, Roman mythology