Showing posts with label Roman Gods. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Roman Gods. Show all posts

Friday, 29 March 2013

Albunea Nymph of Prophecy

Albunea was a Roman Nymph of Prophecy. In the neighborhood of Tibur a field was consecrated, with a well and a temple. Close to it had been the "Oracle of Faunus Fatidicus".

Aestas The Goddess Of Summer

Aestas is the Roman Goddess Of Summer.

 She is described as standing by an emerald throne of Phoebus (Roman Sun god), with the other personifications of Time including the Day, Month, Year, Century, plus the Hours and additional Seasons, Spring, fall and winter.

Aequitas The Roman Goddess

Aequitas is a Roman Goddess of Equality and fairness. She's frequently portrayed holding a set of scales to symbolize fair deals and equality.

She's displayed in a dignified posture, dressed in a diadem and is holding a staff, and often She's also shown to have a cornucopia, the symbol of prosperity and riches.

Abeona The Roman Goddess

Abeona is a Roman Goddess. She watches over a child's journeys and safeguards travellers.

She is probably a classic Italian Goddess who was later on regarded as an indigimentum of Juno, the Roman Empress of Motherhood, Females, and their Children.

Saturday, 9 March 2013

Acca Larentia The Roman Goddess

Acca Larentia is the Roman Goddess of Fertile Grounds and Real Estate.
She was a very early Roman Goddess.

Friday, 8 March 2013

Abundantia Roman Goddess of Abundance

Also known as Annona. Abundantia is the Roman Goddess of Abundance Good Luck, Prosperity and Success.

Her picture was used on Roman gold coins for quite some time.

Wednesday, 30 January 2013

Juno Roman Queen of the Gods

Juno the Roman goddess is the spouse of Jupiter and queen of the gods.

The lady is the empress of women and matrimony.

Her bird is the peacock.

Jupiter Roman King of the Gods

Jupiter is king of all Gods in Roman Mythology . The eagle is his brilliant messenger. His weapon is the Almighty Thunderbolt. He controls thunder and lightning.

All the other gods fear him, even though he is a little fearful of his wife Juno! Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto are the 3 sons of Saturn.

Maman Brigette Goddess of Death

Maman Brigette is also referred to as Maman BRijitt
Lord of : Death
Faith : Haitian Voodou
Persuasion : Rada

Saturday, 19 January 2013

Apollo Roman God of the Sun

Apollo is the god of the sun. Every day he drives his chariot of fiery horses through the sky to give light to the world.

Apollo has a son named Phaethon, that was human. Phaethon nagged to Apollo to let him use the sun chariot Eventually Apollo agreed.

Mars Roman God Of War

The Romans had been excellent soldiers and believed Mars, "The god of War" to be very important.

They believed him to be the father of Romulus and Remus, the founding fathers of Rome.

When Romulus and Remus had been babies, they were left to die.

Pluto Roman God of the Dead

Pluto is the god of the Dead. Romans had been afraid to say Pluto's actual name simply because they were afraid he may notice them and they might die.

Pluto occasionally got mistaken for the Greek god, Plutus, the god of prosperity.

Diana Roman Goddess of the Moon

Diana was the goddess of the moon. Her twin brother Apollo is the god of the sun.

Diana carries a bow and arrows. She is the empress of hunting. When she was bathing in a woodland pool a hunter called Actaeon spied upon her.

Venus Roman Goddess of Love and Beauty

Venus was created in the ocean and 1st came to shore at Cyprus, floating on a scallop shell.

There was a Gold Apple with "For the Fairest" printed on the side.

Venus, Juno and Minerva all desired it. They chose to let a man, Paris, decide between them.

Cupid Roman God of Love

Cupid is the mischievous little god of love.

His weapon is the bow, and anybody struck by one of the arrows fell incredibly in love.

Cupid once scraped himself with one of his arrows in error.

He was checking out a lady called Psyche, and immediately fell in love with her.

Minerva the Roman Goddess of Wisdom

Minerva is the goddess of wisdom. Her symbolic representation is the owl. Her Ancient greek name is Athene, and Athens is her city.

She had an unusual birth. One day, Jupiter got a bad head ache. Absolutely nothing could cure it. Finally Vulcan split open Jupiter's head.

Ceres Roman Goddess of Agriculture

Ceres is the Earth goddess and the goddess of corn. She carries the cornucopia, a horn filled with fruits and veggies. Her child was Proserpine.

Pluto became adoringly obsessed with Proserpine, and transported her off to the Underworld. Ceres looked everywhere, but could not find her.

Vulcan Roman Smith God

Vulcan is the smith of the gods, and made Jupiter's thunderbolts.

 He does his smithing is in the volcano Etna, in Sicily, where one can see open fires from his forge.

Bacchus Roman God Of The Wines

Bacchus is the god of wines.

Having been accompanied by Maenads, a "wild dancing women"

They transported the thyrsus, "a staff of giant fennel" coated with ivy leaves, and a pinecone on the top.

Saturn Roman God Of Time

Saturn is the god of Time and his weapon is the scythe. He is known as Old Father Time.

Saturn reigned over the gods prior to Jupiter. Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto are his children.