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ABUNDANTIA f Roman Mythology, Late Roman, ItalianFeminine form of
Abundantius. She was the Roman personification of abundance, prosperity and good fortune, portrayed as distributing grain and money from a cornucopia. (The mythological character has survived in French folklore as Lady Hobunde.) The name was also borne by an Italian saint martyred during the persecutions of emperor
Diocletian.
ACCALIA f Roman Mythology (?), English (Rare)According to questionable sources, such as baby name books and websites, this was another name for Acca, the human foster-mother of Romulus and Remus in Roman legend, also known as Acca Larentia (see
Acca)...
[more] ACHATES m Roman Mythology, Greek MythologyPerhaps derived from the name of a river in Sicily, Italy, or from the name of the type of rock often found there. This is the name of two separate characters in Roman and Greek mythology.
ADEONA f Roman MythologyThe Roman goddess who guides the child back home, after it has left the parental house for the first time and monitored its coming and going in learning to walk.
AEQUITAS m & f Roman MythologyMeans "equity, equality, fairness" in Latin. During the Roman Empire, Aequitas as a divine personification was part of the religious propaganda of the emperor, under the name Aequitas Augusti, which also appeared on coins...
[more] AGENORIA f Roman MythologyGoddess who endowed a child with the capacity to lead an active (
actus) life. Her name is presumably derived from the Latin verb
ago,
agere,
egi,
actum, "to do, drive, go."
ALATOR m Celtic Mythology, Roman MythologyAn epithet of Mars found on an altar at South Shields in England, and on a votive plaque found in Hertfordshire in England. There is disagreement of its meaning, with some academics interpreting it as "hunstman" and others as "cherisher"...
[more] ALEMONIA f Roman MythologyPerhaps related to Greek ἀλήμων
(ălēmon) "a wanderer, rover". In Roman mythology,
Alemona or Alemonia was a minor, tutelary goddess of the fetus, the entity responsible for feeding the unborn child (i.e., nourishing growth
in utero).
ANGITIA f Roman MythologyA Roman snake-goddess who was especially worshipped by the Marsi, a tribe in central Italy.
ANNONARIA f Roman MythologyMeans "she who supplies corn" in Latin, derived from
annona "yearly produce", "crop, harvest" or "corn, grain" (also the name of a Roman goddess who personified the year), which was ultimately from
annus "year"...
[more] AUSTER m Roman MythologyMeans "the south wind" in Latin. He was the Roman god of the south wind, who brought heavy cloud cover and fog or humidity.
AVENTINUS m Roman MythologyThis name can be traced to the Aventine Hill, allegedly one of the Seven Hills that Ancient Rome was founded upon. Aventinus of Alba Longa was a mythical king said to have been buried there. It is debated as to whether the hill was named for the figure, or vice versa...
[more] AVERRUNCUS m Roman MythologyIn ancient Roman religion, Averruncus or Auruncus is a god of averting harm.
Aulus Gellius says that he is one of the potentially malignant deities who must be propitiated for their power to both inflict and withhold disaster from people and the harvests....
[more] CAELIFER m Roman MythologyFrom a poetic Latin epithet of the Greek god
Atlas which meant "supporting the heavens", from
caelum "heaven" and
ferre "to bear, to carry, to bring". In Greek mythology Atlas was a Titan punished by Zeus by being forced to support the heavens on his shoulders.
CAELUS m Roman MythologyThe name of the god of the sky in Roman mythology. Meaning "sky" or "the heavens." Origin of the English word "celestial"
CANDELIFERA f Roman MythologyThe cyclical place of the goddess Candelifera, "She who bears the candle," is uncertain. It is sometimes thought that she provides an artificial light for labor that occurs at night. A long labor was considered likely for first-time mothers, so at least a part of the birthing process would occur at night...
[more] CARMENTA f Roman MythologyFrom Latin
carmen "song, verse, enchantment, religious formula", from
canere "to sing" (the notion is of chanting or reciting verses of magical power). In Roman legend Carmenta was a goddess of prophecy and childbirth, the mother of
Evander by
Mercury...
[more] CARNA f Roman MythologyThe goddess who makes strong muscles, and defends the internal organs from witches or strigae.
CINXIA f Roman MythologyRoman goddess of conception. She functions within the belt (
cingulum) that the bride wears to symbolize that her husband is "belted and bound" (
cinctus vinctusque) to her. It was tied with the knot of
Hercules, intended to be intricate and difficult to untie...
[more] CONSEVIUS m Roman MythologyThe god of propagation and insemination, from
con-serere, "to sow." It is a title of
Janus as a creator god or god of beginnings.
DECLUNA f Roman MythologyAn important goddess (or perhaps god, known as
DECLUNUS) of the Volscians, an ancient people of Italy who were frequently at war with the Romans and subsequently conquered and assimilated. Specific knowledge of the god has been lost but he (or she) was perhaps a fertility deity.
DECLUNUS m Roman MythologyAn important god (or perhaps goddess, known as
DECLUNA) of the Volscians, an ancient people of Italy who were frequently at war with the Romans and subsequently conquered and assimilated. Specific knowledge of the god has been lost but he (or she) was perhaps a fertility deity.
DEIPHOBE f Greek Mythology, Roman MythologyFeminine form of
Deiphobos. In Greek and Roman mythology, Deiphobe was a daughter of the seer Glaukos, an oracle of Apollo at Cumae in Italy, and later became known as the Cumaean Sybil. It was from her that the last king of Rome, Tarquin the Proud, received the three Sybilline Books that contained such important prophecies concerning Rome...
[more] DIANUS m Roman MythologyMasculine form of
Diana. This was the name of an obscure god in Roman mythology. Some experts theorize that Dianus is not a separate god on his own; they claim that Dianus is merely a different name for
Ianus (see
Janus).
DISCORDIA f Roman MythologyMeans "discord, dissension" in Latin. This was the name of the Roman goddess of strife, equivalent to the Greek goddess
Eris.
EDUSA f Roman MythologyA goddess who enables the taking of nourishment. The variations of her name may indicate that while her functional focus was narrow, her name had not stabilized; she was mainly a divine force to be invoked ad hoc for a specific purpose...
[more] EGERIA f Roman MythologyPossibly connected to Greek αἴγειρος
(aigeiros) meaning "black poplar", a type of tree (species Populus nigra). In Roman mythology this was the name of a nymph best known for her liaisons with Numa Pompilius, the legendary second king of Rome (after Romulus)...
[more] ERYCINA f Roman MythologyEpithet of the Roman goddess Venus which meant "of Eryx",
Eryx being a mountain on Sicily famous for a temple dedicated to Venus on its summit.
FABULINUS m Roman MythologyThe god who invoked the first instance of articulate speech, whose name derives form
fari, "to speak"; cf.
fabula.
FAVONIUS m Ancient Roman, Roman MythologyRoman family name of disputed origin. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, it is from Latin
favere "to favor"; Ernest Klein says, by dissimilation from *
fovonius, literally "the warming wind", from
fovere "to warm"...
[more] FLUONIA f Roman MythologyDerives from
fluo,
fluere, "to flow," is a form of
Juno who retains the nourishing blood within the womb. Women attended to the cult of Juno Fluonia "because she held back the flow of blood (i.e., menstruation) in the act of conception" and pregnancy...
[more] FULGORA f Roman MythologyFrom Latin
fulgur meaning "lightning", which is derived from
fulgeo "to flash, lighten, shine". In Roman mythology this was the name of the goddess who presided over lightning, equivalent to the Greek goddess
Astrape.
GRADIVUS m Roman MythologyAn epithet of the Roman god
Mars meaning "he who marches (into battle)" from Latin
gradus "step, pace, gait, stride, walk". 'Mars Gradivus had a temple outside the Porta Capena on the Appian road, and it is said that king
Numa appointed twelve Salii as priests of this god.'
INUUS m Roman MythologyMeaning, "entry." The phallic god
Mutunus Tutunus, and
Pertunda enable sexual penetration. Inuus, sometimes identified with
Faunus, embodies the mammalian impulse toward mating. The cult of Mutunus was associated with the sacred fascinum...
[more] LARENTIA f Roman MythologyApparently derived from the Latin term
Lares referring to minor guardian gods, the origin of which is unknown. There may be a connection to Latin
larva "ghost, spectre" or
larvo "to enchant, bewitch"...
[more] LEVANA f Roman MythologyThe goddess Levana lifts the baby (from
levare "to lift), who was ceremonially placed on the ground after birth in symbolic contact with Mother Earth. The midwife then cut the umbilical cord and presented the newborn to the mother, a scene sometimes depicted on sarcophagi...
[more] LIBERA f Roman MythologyRoman goddess of wine, fertility, and freedom who empowers the woman to release her semen. See also
Liber.
LIBERTAS f Roman MythologyDerived from the Latin noun
libertas meaning "freedom, liberty". In Roman mythology, Libertas was the name of the goddess of liberty.
LUA f Roman MythologyLua was a Roman goddess who expiated blood shed in battle and to whom soldiers sacrificed captured weapons....
[more] MARICA f Roman MythologyIn Roman mythology, Marica was a nymph, the mother of Latinus. Latinus was fathered by Faunus, who was also occasionally referred to as the son of Marica. The sacred forest near Minturnae was dedicated to Marica...
[more] MEDITRINA f Roman MythologyRoman goddess of wine and health, possibly created to explain the Roman holiday of Meditrinalia (Oct. 11); generally taken to mean 'healer'
MENA f Roman MythologyAlong with
Juno, assured menstrual flow, and during pregnancy redirected its flow to feed the developing child.
MENS m Roman MythologyMeaing, "mind" he was the god who provides a child with its intelligence.
MISERIA f Roman MythologyProbably means "misery" in Latin. Miseria was the Roman Goddess of misery and woe and is the Roman equivalent of her Greek counterpart
OIZYS.
MISERICORDIA f Spanish, Roman MythologyMeans "compassion" in Latin, ultimately from
miser "poor, wretched" and
cor "heart". In Roman mythology Misericordia was the personification of mercy, pity and compassion, equivalent to the Greek goddess
Eleos...
[more] NARIA f Roman Mythology, Celtic MythologyMeaning unknown. Naria was a Gallo-Roman goddess worshiped in western Switzerland. While what she was goddess of is a mystery officially, it can be deduced from the sole image of her that she may have been a goddess of good luck and blessings, as her image was done in the generic style of
Fortuna, the Roman goddess of luck.
NEPTUNINE f Roman MythologyFeminine form of
Neptune used by Roman poet Catullus (64. 28) to refer to the Greek nymph
Thetis, because she was a granddaughter of Poseidon, the Greek Neptune.
NOCTILUCA f Roman Mythology, LiteratureFrom Latin
noctilūca meaning "something that shines by night" - thus also "moon" and "lantern" - from
nox "night" and
luceo "to shine". It may be an epithet of the Roman goddess
Juno...
[more] NUMERIA f Roman MythologyDerived from Latin
numerus meaning "number". In Roman mythology, Numeria is the goddess who grants young children the ability to count.
NUNDINA f Roman MythologyNundina presides over the dies lustricus, the purification day when the child was given a name (praenomen). This occurred on the eighth day for girls and the ninth day for boys, a difference
Plutarch explains by noting that "it is a fact that the female grows up, and attains maturity and perfection before the male." Until the umbilical cord fell off, typically on the seventh day, the baby was regarded as "more like a plant than an animal," as Plutarch expresses it...
[more] NYMPHA f Roman Mythology, Ancient Greek (Latinized)Latinized form of the Greek name Νυμφη
(Nymphe) meaning "bride". Nymphe was one of the twelve Horae, Greek goddesses of the hours, who presided over the "bath-hour". In the New Testament, Saint Paul mentions either Nympha or
Nymphas in one of his epistles...
[more] OPS f Roman MythologyDerived from the Latin noun
ops which can mean "power, might, influence" as well as "aid, help, support" and "wealth, abundance, riches, resources." In Roman mythology, Ops (also called Opis) is a fertility goddess who is the wife of
Saturn and mother of (among others)
Jupiter and
Juno.
ORCUS m Roman MythologyLikely a Roman transliteration of
Horcus. In Roman mythology, Orcus was a god of the underworld and the punisher of broken oaths.
PARCA f Roman MythologyOne of the three goddesses of fate in relation to birthing. See also
Nona and
Decima. Parca or Partula oversees
partus, birth as the initial separation from the mother's body (as in English '"postpartum")...
[more] PAVENTIA f Roman MythologyThe name of a minor Roman goddess, who protects against childhood fears (
pavor), protects against sudden fright and comforts those who have been frightened.
PERTUNDA f Roman MythologyPertunda enabled sexual penetration. Pertunda is the female personification of the verb
pertundere, "to penetrate", and seems to be a name for invoking a divine power specific to this function.
PILUMNUS m Roman MythologyMeaning, "staker." The god who grants the pestle necessary for making flour from grain. He ensured children grew properly and stayed healthy. Ancient Romans made an extra bed after the birth of a child in order to ensure the help of Pilumnus...
[more] PREMA f Roman MythologyPrema is the insistent sex act, from the verb
primo,
primere, to press upon. Although the verb usually describes the masculine role,
Augustine calls Prema dea Mater, a mother goddess.
QUERELLA f Roman MythologyMeans "complaint, lamentation" in Latin. In Roman mythology Querella was the personification of mockery, blame, ridicule, scorn, complaint and stinging criticism, equivalent to the Greek daemon
Momos (who was expelled from heaven for ridiculing the gods).
RUMINA f Roman MythologyA goddess who protected breastfeeding mothers, and possibly nursing infants. Her domain extended to protecting animal mothers, not just human ones. Rumina promoted suckling. This goddess received libations of milk, an uncommon liquid offering among the Romans.
SENTIA f Roman MythologyIn Roman mythology, Sentia is the goddess of child development and the bringer of awareness into young children. The English word "sentient" meaning "able to perceive or feel things", is derived from her name.
SENTINUS m Roman MythologyGod who gives sentience or the powers of sense perception (
sensus). Augustine calls him the sensificator, "creator of sentience."
STATINA f Roman MythologyThe goddess who gives the baby fitness or "straightness," (i.e. the ability to live) and the father held it up to acknowledge his responsibility to raise it. Unwanted children might be abandoned at the Temple of Pietas or the Columna Lactaria...
[more] SUADA f Roman MythologyRelated to Latin
suadere meaning "to urge, persuade" from Proto-Indo-European
*swad- (related to
suavis "sweet"). She was the Roman personification of persuasion, seduction and charming speech, equivalent to the Greek goddess or
daemon Peitho.
SUBIGUS m Roman MythologySubigus is the god (deus) who causes the bride to give in to her husband. The name derives from the verb
subigo,
subigere, "to cause to go under; tame, subdue," used of the active role in sexual intercourse, hence "cause to submit sexually".
TELLUS f Roman MythologyMeans "the earth, globe" in Latin. In Roman mythology Tellus was the mother goddess who personified the earth, equivalent to the Greek goddess
Gaia.
TRIVIA f Roman MythologyMeans "a place where three roads meet" in Latin, derived from
tri- "three" and
via "road". In Roman mythology this was the name of the goddess of the night and crossroads, usually associated with witchcraft and sorcery as well as ghosts and childbirth...
[more] VAGITANUS m Roman MythologyA god who opened the newborn's mouth for its first cry. The name is related to the Latin noun
vagitus, "crying, squalling, wailing," particularly by a baby or an animal, and the verb
vagio,
vagire.
VERTICORDIA f Roman MythologyMeans "turner of hearts" from Latin
vertere "to turn, turn about" and
cor "heart" (genitive
cordis). This was an epithet of the Roman goddess
Venus.
VESPER m & f Roman Mythology, Popular CultureRoman equivalent of
Hesperos. Roman mythology was strongly influenced by Greek mythology, meaning that the ancient Romans had incorporated many elements from Greek mythology into their own. Thus, some names were directly taken from Greek mythology and romanized, rather than inventing a legitimate Latin equivalent of it...
[more] VICTRIX f Roman MythologyMeans "a female victor" in Latin (corresponding to masculine
victor "conqueror"; see
Victor). This was an epithet the Roman goddess
Venus ("Venus the Victorious").
VIRGINIENSIS f Roman MythologyThe goddess
Cinxia functions within the belt (
cingulum) that the bride wears to symbolize that her husband is "belted and bound" (
cinctus vinctusque) to her. It was tied with the knot of Hercules, intended to be intricate and difficult to untie...
[more] VITUMNUS m Roman MythologyGod whom endows the fetus with
vita, "life" or the vital principle or power of life (see also quickening).
Augustine calls him the vivificator, "creator of life," and links him with
Sentinus (following) as two "very obscure" gods who are examples of the misplaced priorities of the Roman pantheon...
[more] VOLUPTAS f Roman MythologyIn Roman mythology, Voluptas was the beautiful daughter born from the union of Cupid and Psyche. She is known as the goddess of sensual pleasures whose Latin name means "pleasure" or "bliss".