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Acca Larentia the Holy Harlot or High Priestess.
Alemona Roman Goddess Who guards the fetus.
Anna Perenna Ancient Etruscan/Roman Goddess of the
Year. She had two faces, Prorsa and Postverta, who looked forward and back
in time. She ruled both prophecy of the future and history of the past.
Ruler of Human and Vegetative reproduction. Her festival of March 15 was
one of merrymaking and promiscuity. A fertility festival celebrating the
fruitful Earth.
Antevorta Goddess of Prophecy.
Aurora Goddess of Dawn
Bona Dea Good Goddess. She was worshipped only by
women and only in utter secrecy at rites in early December. Conducted by
the Vestal priestesses, these celebrations were held at the home of a
high-ranking matron, decorated with vine branches and freely flowing wine
in honor of this Goddess of Abundance and Prophecy.
Candelifera Goddess Who assists at births.
Carmenta Goddess of writing and the alphabet,
Prophecy and Midwifery.
Carna Goddess of food assimilation and survival.
Carya pre-hellenic goddess of walnut trees.
Ceres (Demeter) Goddess of the harvest.
Cotys Thracian Moon Goddess.
Diana Queen of Heaven. Patroness of childbirth,
nursing and healing. Mother of Animals, Lady of Wild Creatures and Goddess
of wild woodlands, forests, hunting. Often depicted with a basket. Oak
groves were sacred to Her.
Gunnlod Norse Earth Goddess
Feronia Wolf Mother worshipped by the Sabines
before the foundation of Rome.
Flora Goddess of Spring. The Flourishing One,
honored annually on May Day. Lady of Pleasure.
Juno Great Mother, Goddess of Fate. Preserver,
Queen of Heaven, Celestial Light. Her totem was the Peacock. Her flower,
the Lily. Pomegranate Her fruit. Malachite Her stone. Lilies sprang form
Her milk. Figs are Her sacred fruit.
Lara Shortened form for the Roman Goddess Acca
Larentia, Mother of the Lares or household spirits.
Lat Eponymous, milk-giving Lunar Goddess, Mother
of Pre-Roman Latium, Mother of the World Egg and the Sun. From the Moon
came water, milk, blood, plant sap and all life-supporting fluids
Lucina Goddess of Childbirth.
Lupa The Great Wolf Bitch. Sacred Roman She Wolf,
nurse of the foundling twins Romulus and Remus. Lupa's temple harlots were
lupae, sometimes called Queens or High Priestesses. Her greatest festival
was the annual Lupercalia, celebrated in the Grotto of the She-Wolf, with
orgiastic rites to insure the year's fertility.
Mensa Goddess of Measurement, numbers, calendars,
calculations, tables and record keeping.
Minerva Goddess of Wisdom and the Moon. Her totem
animal was the owl. Scales of Judgment. Celestial virgin dispensing the
fates of men.
Pomona Apple Mother. Goddess of fruit trees. Roman
banquets ended with apples, as an invocation of Her good will. Protectress
of orchards and gardens.
Proserpina Queen the the Underworld. Roman version
of Persphone.
Tellus Earth Goddess.
Venus Great Goddess in Her sexual aspect. Birth
and Death Goddess. Swallow and Dove, Her sacred birds. Pansy and Rose, Her
flowers. Rosemary and Verbena, Her herbs. Cypress Her tree. Copper sacred
to Her. Narcissus, Myrtle and Peach are sacred to Her. Also associated
with Ambergris, Apple, Camomile, Catnip, Daffodil, Freesia, Rose Geranium,
White Ginger, Hyacinth, Lilac, Magnolia, marjoram, Mugwort, Palmerosa,
Plumeria, Spider Lily, Thyme, Tuberose, Tulip, Vanilla, Vetivert, Wood
Aloe, Yarrow and Ylang-ylang.
Vesta Roman name for Hestia, Goddess of the Hearth
and the Altar. Guardian of Innermost things. Rome's oldest
Goddess-matriarch. Guardian of flocks and herds. Quartz Her sacred stone.
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