"Ares"
The Roman Pantheon: The Other Half of the Classical Mythos
The Roman Pantheon: The Other Half of the Classical Mythos
Like
the Greek Pantheon, the Roman Pantheon is another one that usually surfaces
in people's minds when discussing ancient religions. The Roman (Italian)
pantheon also has a god of sun and light that many people do not use or
recognize because of his name. The god's name is Lucifer and he has
NO relation to the Christian Satan. But because Christians and the
Roman Catholics said Lucifer was the name of the devil, most ancient Romans
were afraid to honor this god any longer. In looking through the
books and archives, most sources on Roman mythology never name a god of
sun or light. I have included him here in this pantheon, as well
as his daughter Aradia. If you have a problem with that, then these
pages are obviously not for you.
Aesculapius:
god
of healing and medicine
Aradia:
queen of witches and protectress of witches in general; daughter of Diana
Bono
Dea/Fauna: goddess
of fields
Ceres:
goddess of vegetation
Consus:
god of sowing
Cupid:
god of love; son of Venus
Diana:
goddess of the moon and the hunt; mother figure of witches; mother of Aradia
Discordia:
goddess of discord
Faunus:
god of fruitfulness of the field and of animals
Fortuna:
goddess of protection
Janus:
god of beginnings
Juno:
goddess and protectress of married women; goddess of birth; queen of the
gods
Jupiter:
god of the elements; king of the gods
Juventus:
god
of youth
Liber
Pater: god of fertility of the fields
Lucifer:
god of sun and of light; father of Aradia and soulmate of Diana
Lucina:
goddess of childbirth
Mars:
god of war, battle and agriculture
Mater
Matuta/Aurora: goddess of the dawn
Mercury:
messenger god
Minerva:
goddess of wisdom and battle
Neptune:
god of water
Orcus:
god of death
Pales:
protectress of flocks and strengthener of cattle
Poena:
goddess of punishment
Priapus:
god of fertility
Saturn:
god of agriculture
Silvanus/Sylvanus:
god of uncultivated land, plowmen and woodcutters
Somnus:
god of sleep
Terminus:
guardian of boundaries
Trivia:
goddess of the dark and magic
Venus:
goddess of love and passion
Vesta:
goddess of hearth, fire and home
Victory:
goddess of victory
Voluptas:
goddess of pleasure
Vulcan:
god of fire and the forge
