:: Godesses ::
| Abeona She is the goddess guardian of children leaving home to go on their own. Abundantia (Abundita) Goddess of abundance, prosperity and good fortune. Acaviser An Etruscan goddess, one of the Lasas (Fates). Acca Larentia Mistress of Helcules.. The foster-mother that nursed Romulus and Remus. Adeona A goddess who guides children back after it has left parental guidance for the first time. Adeos Goddess of modesty. Aegeria A goddess of prophecy. She is invoked by pregnant women. One of the Camenae. Aera Cura Goddess of the infernal regions. Aestas Goddessof summer; usually portrayed nude and adorned with garlands of corn. Aetna Aetna is the Roman mountain goddess after whom the Italian volcano Mount Etna is named. In some legends she is the wife of the smith god Vulcan. Albina Etruscan dawn goddess; protector of ill-fated lovers. Alemona Goddess of fetuses. Believed to have fed the unborn. Altria (Etruscan) An ancient earth goddess. Anagtia A goddess of healing. Anceta Goddess of healing along with Angita and Anagtia. Angerona The goddess of the winter solstice, and goddess secrecy. Angita A Roman goddess of healing and witchcraft. Angitia A Roman snake-goddess Anieros A very early earth goddess, who with her daughter Axiocersa, personified the earth in spring (Axiocersa) and in autumn (Anieros). Anna Perenna Goddess of the New Year Antevorta Goddess of prophecy and the future. Appiades, The Two groups: 1. The nymphs of the Appian Spring in Rome. 2. The five goddesses: Concordia, Minerva, Pax, Venus, and Vesta. Aricia A goddess of prophetic visions. Astraea Goddess of justice. Aurita Goddess that heals ear aches. Aurora The personification of the dawn. Her Greek counterpart was Eos. Averna The queen of the dead Avernales Nymphs of the rivers of the underworld. Averruncus Goddess of childbirth; specifically of the delivery. Aversa (Etruscan) A goddess pictured carrying an ax. Function unknown. Begoe Goddess of lightning and thunder. Bellona The goddess of war, popular among the Roman soldiers. She accompanied Mars in battle. Bona Goddess of female characteristics. Bona Dea Latin for "Good Goddess". The deity of fruitfulness, both in earth and in women. She is the goddess of chastity and fertility. Bormonia A goddess of healing. Bubona Goddess of horses and cattle. Byblis A water nymph who suffered from unrequited love. Caca Goddess of fire or vice. amenae Goddesses of wells and springs Camise A water nymph; mother of Tibernius by Janus. Candelifera Goddess who assists at birth, in charge of providing enough light during delivery. Canente Ocean nymph who grieved so much over the loss of her husband she dissolved in tears. Cardea Goddess who possessed power over doorways. She is similar to the Greek goddess Artemis. Carmenta (Carmentis) A goddess of prophecy and midwifery; she also brought the art of writing to her land. She was said to assist a woman in labor and to tell the future of the newborn. Carmina Etruscan goddess of spells. Carna The goddess associated with the bodily organs, specifically the heart. Ceres Daughter of Saturn and Ops. Goddess of the growth of food plants. Cinxia Goddess of marriage Circe A sorceress and the daughter of the sun god Helios and the sea nymph Perse. Turned people into breasts. Clemntia A goddess of mercy and clemency Cloacina Goddess who watched over the construction and preservation of sewers. Coinquenda Goddess of trees. Collatina Goddess of hills. Comitia A goddess of childbirth. Conciliatrix Goddess of marital harmony. Concordia Concordia is the goddess of peace and is pictured as a heavyset matron holding a cornucopia in one hand and an olive branch in the other. Copia Goddess of wealth and plenty who carries and cornicopia. Cuba Goddess of infants. She brings sleep to them; She is sister to Cunina and Rumina. Culsa A goddess of the underworld. Cunina Goddess of infants. Cura Goddess who first made humans from clay. Cybele Her Greek mythology counterpart was Rhea, mother of the Olympian gods. Cybele was the goddess of nature and fertility. Dea Dia A goddess of growth. Dea Tacita The "silent goddess" also known as the goddess of death. Dea Marica Goddess of the marshes. Decima Goddess of childbirth. Devera The goddess who rules the brooms used to purify ritual sites. Deverra One of the three goddesses who protect young mothers. The other two are Intercidona and Pilumnus. Diana Goddess of the hunt. Dirae The Roman name for the "furies" Disciplina Goddess of discipline. Discordia She was the personification of strife. She was sister to Mars and belonged to the retinue of Mars and Bellona. She is identified with the Greek Eris (The goddess of discord). Domiduca The goddess who escorts children safely home. Duellona A Roman goddess, function still unknown Edusa Goddess of infants who are weaning. Egeria Worshipped as a goddess of birth Empanda (Empanada) This goddess of asylum personified the idea of openness and generosity. Ethausva Goddess of childbirth. Europa Daughter of the king of Tyre. She was abducted by Jupiter and became the first queen of Crete and had three of Jupiter's sons. Fama Goddess of fame or rumor. She is said to have many eyes and mouths. Her friends were Credulitas (error), Laetitia (joy), Timores (terror), and Susuri (rumor). She was known as Ossa to the Greeks. Fate Goddess of fate. The Fates The Roman Fates were the "Parcae"; the Norse Fates were the "Norns" (They were usually three: Urth (Wyrd), past; Verthandi, present; and Skuld, future); the Greek fates were called the "Moerae" or "Moirai" (Clotho, who spun the web of life; Lachesis, who measured its length; and Atropos, who cut it). The Parcae were three very old women who spin the fate of mortal destiny. They were Nona, Decuma, and Morta. Nona spun the thread of life, Decuma assigned it to a person and Morta cut it, ending that person's life. Fauna Goddess who personified fertility. She was the wife of Faunus. Faustitas The goddess who protects the herds. Febris Goddess who protects against fevers. Februa Goddess of purification. Sometimes called Februus, and considered male. Februlis Another goddess of purification. Fecunditas Goddess of fertility. Felicitas The goddess of good luck. She was a favorite of the Roman emperors and their generals. Ferentina The goddess of the mountain city of Ferentinum in Latium. Feronia The goddess envoked to secure a bountiful harvest. She was worshipped as a goddess of freedom Fides Goddess of good faith and honesty. Flora Goddess of flowers and springtime Fluonia Goddess who stops the menstrual flow. Fons Goddess of fountains. Fornax Goddess of bread. Fortuna Goddess of blessing and fertility. Fraud (Fraus) Goddess of betrayal. She has a human face, the body of a serpent, and a scorpion stinger at the end of her tail. Fulgora Goddess of lightning. Furies The goddess of vengeance. Furina The goddess of darkness and robbers. Gaea Mother Earth, was the oldest of the gods of the early Greeks. She was known as the supreme goddess. She watched over marriages and oaths. Geneta Mana A goddess who presided over life and death. Hippona Goddess who presides over horses. Hora Goddess who presides over time and/or beauty. Horta Goddess of gardens. Hostilina Goddess who presides over corn in growth. Hybla Ancient Sicilian earth goddess, and ancestor of humanity. Hygieia Goddess of health. Iaso Goddess of healing. Ilia The Vestal virgin who became, by Mars, the mother of the twins Romulus and Remus. Indivia Roman Goddess of jealousy. Inferna Her name means "underworld"; used as an alternate name for Proserpina. Intercidona Protectress of children and goddess of the axe that separated the newborn from danger. She guards new mothers from evil spirits. Jana A minor Roman goddess, wife of Janus. Juga (Jugalis) Goddess of marriage. Juno Queen of the gods, the wife and sister of the god Jupiter. She was the protector of women and was worshiped under several names Justitia Goddess of justice. She is depicted as blindfolded holding two balanced scales and a sword. Juturna Goddess of fountains. In some myths she is the mother of Fons. Juventas Goddess of youth. Kulsu Ancient underworld goddess. Lalal Etruscan moon goddess. Larunda House goddess. Lasa Goddess of fate; usually depicted with wings and with hammer and nail. Lasa-Rakuneta Etruscan winged goddess. Laverna Patron goddess of thieves imposters and frauds. Lavinia Goddess of the earth's fertility. Libentina Goddess of sexual pleasure. Libera Goddess of the cultivation of grapes. wife of Liber. She is later equated with Proserpina Liberalitas Goddess of generosity. Libertas Goddess of liberty. Libitina Goddess of death, corpses and funerals. Lignaco Dex Forest goddess. Limentina (Lima) Goddess of thresholds. Losna Etruscan moon goddess. Lua Goddess of plagues. Also goddess of religious purification to whom the Romans offered captured weapons by ritually burning them. Lucifera Name used for Diana as a moon goddess. Lucina Goddess of childbirth who eased pain and made all the things run smoothly. Luna Moon goddess that regulates the seasons and the months. Lupa The goddess she-wolf who suckled Romulus and Remus. Luperca Goddess of herds and fruitfulness. Lympha Goddess of healing. Magna Mater or Mater Magna A mother goddess. She is depicted as a dove and doves are her messengers. Maia Goddess of spring warmth (and sexual heat). Wife of Vulcan. May was named after her. Majestas Goddess of honor and reverence. Mana Goddess who presides over infants that die at birth. Mania She was the goddess of the dead. Matronae The three mother-goddess of Roman mythology who oversee fertility. The are lovers of peace, tranquility and children. Matuta Goddess of dawn. Meditrina A goddess of wine and health whose name means "healer". Mefitis The goddess who was especially worshipped in volcanic areas and swamps Mellona Honey goddess. Bee goddess. Mena The goddess of mentruation. Mens Goddess of mind and conciousness Messia Goddess of agriculture. Minerva Minerva is the goddess of wisdom, medicine, the arts, dyeing, science and trade, but also of war Miseria Goddess of poverty. Mlakukh Etruscan love goddess. Molae, The Goddesses who presided over mills. Moneta Goddess of prosperity. Morta Goddess of death. Muliebris Protector of chastity and womanhood. Munthukh Etruscan goddess of health. Murica A Roman goddess of indistinct origin and of whom is little known Muta Goddess of silence. Naenia Goddess of funerals. Nascio Goddess of childbirth; protector of infants. Necessitas Goddess of destiny. Nerio A minor Roman goddess, and the consort of Mars. Nixi, The Deities who assist women during childbirth by easing the pain. Nona Goddess of pregnancy. Nortia Etruscan goddess of healing. Nox Goddess of night. Numeria Goddess of childbirth. Nundina The goddess who presides over a child's naming day (ninth day after birth). Opigena Goddess of childbirth. Ops goddess of the earth as a source of fertility, and a goddess of abundance and wealth. As goddess of harvest she is closely associated with the god Consus. Orbona Goddess of children, especially orphans. Palato Daughter of the north wind and wife of the god of agriculture. Pales Goddess who watched over pastures. Goddess of flocks and shepherds. Pallor Goddess of fear. Panacea Goddess of health. Parca (Partula) Goddess of childbirth. Parthenope One of the Roman Sirens. She was the mother of Europa. Partula A minor goddess of child birth. Patella An agriculture goddess. Paventia Goddess who protects chldren against sudden fright. Pax Goddess of peace. Pecunia Goddess who presides over money. Pelonia Goddess who is invoked to ward off enemies. Pertunda (Prema) Goddess who presides over the newlyweds' first sexual intercourse. Pietas Goddess of justice. Pietas Goddess of duty. Poena Goddess of punishment. Pomona The goddess of fruit and fertility. Postverta Goddess of the past. Potina Goddess of children's drinks and of weaving. Praxidike (Praxidice) Goddess of vengeance. Goddess of oaths. Prorsa Postverta Goddess called upon when women are giving birth. Proserpina Proserpina, daughter of Ceres, is the counterpart of the Greek goddess, Persephone. Providentia Goddess of forethought. Psyche A beautiful princess loved by Cupid. Finally Cupid repented and had Jupiter make her immortal so they could be together forever. Pudicitia Goddess of modesty. Puta Goddess of tree-pruning. Quies Goddess of tranquility. Quiritis Sabine goddess of motherhood. Rhea Silvia A Vestal Virgin until she was deflowered by the god Mars. She bore him the twins Romulus and Remus. Robigo Goddess of grain, especially corn. Rumia Dea Protector of infants. Rumina One of the three goddesses who protected sleeping infants. The other two are her sisters Cuba and Cunina. Runcina Goddess of agriculture who presides over weeding. Rusina Goddess of fields and open country. Salacia A sea goddess. Salus Goddess of health. Assimilated into the Roman pantheon from an earlier Sabine goddess. Sapientia Goddess of wisdom. Scabies Goddess invoked to cure skin diseases. Secia Goddess of stored seeds. Securitas Goddess invoked to ensure the stability of the Roman empire. Segetia Goddess of planted seeds. She controls sprouting and is part of a threesome; the other two being Seia and Tutilina. Semonia Goddess of sowing Sentia Sentia is the Roman goddess who heightens feelings. Spes Goddess of hope. Stata Mater Goddess which guards against fires. Stimula Goddess which provokes passion in women. Strenia Goddess of health and protector of the young. Strenua Goddess of vigor who gives energy to the weak and tired. Suada Goddess of persuasion. Tellus Mater (Terra) The Roman goddess of Earth related to the Greek goddess, Gaia. Tempestates (Tempestas) Tempestates is the Roman goddess of wind and storm. Terra Mater Goddess of fertility and growth. Tesana Goddess of the dawn (a la Aurora). Thalna Goddess of beauty. Thermia Goddess who presides over healing springs. Trivia Name for Diana when she presides over crossroads. Tuchulcha Etruscan death demon. She is part human, part bird, and part animal, with snakes in her hair and around her arms. Turan Etruscan goddess of sexual love. Tursa Goddess of terror. Umbria Goddess of shadows and secrecy. Uni Etruscan protector of cities and the women therein, and a goddess of witchcraft. Unxia Protector of the newly married. Vacuna A goddess of argiculture. Valetudo Goddess of health. Vanth Etruscan goddess of death. She is depicted with wings, a cap on her head, and a key to open tombs in her hand. Vaticanus The spirit that opens the mouths of newborn infants so they can issue their first cry. Venilia Goddess of the wind and the sea. Venus The goddess of love and beauty, but originally a vegetation goddess and patroness of gardens and vineyards. Vergiliae, The Goddesses representing the constellation Pleiades. Veritas Goddess of truth and justice. Verplaca Goddess of family harmony. Verticordia Goddess of love and sexuality. Vesta Goddess of the hearth and home. She is the most popular and mysterious goddesses of the Roman pantheon. Vica Pota Goddess of victory. Victoria Goddess of victory, similar to the Greek Nike. Virginia Goddess of politics. Virgo (Virginensis) Goddess presiding over virginity. Virilis Goddess invoked by women praying to continue to be exciting to their husbands. Viriplaca The goddess to whom spouses made offering when they had domestic problems. Volumna Goddess of the nursery. Voluptas Goddess of sensual pleasure. Zana Pre-Roman goddess of the Balkans adopted by the Romans and revered for her beauty and courage. Zirna The Etruscan moon goddess was the companion of the love goddess Turan; she was represented with a half-moon hanging from her neck. |
