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Mithraic altar (3rd-century AD) showing Caelus flanked by allegories of the Seasons (Museum Carnuntinum, Lower Austria)Caelus or Coelus (/ ˈ s iː l ə s /; SEE-ləs) was a primordial god of the sky in Roman mythology and theology, iconography, and literature (compare caelum, the Latin word for "sky" or "heaven", hence English "celestial").
In Roman mythology, Caeculus (meaning "little blind boy", from caecus "blind") [1] [2] [3] was a son of Vulcan, and the legendary founder of Praeneste (modern Palestrina). [4] ...
Cicero says that Aether and Dies were the parents of Caelus (Sky). [3] While, Hyginus says that, in addition to Caelus, Aether and Dies were also the parents of Terra (Earth), and Mare (Sea). [4] Cicero also says that Dies and Caelus were the parents of Mercury, the Roman counterpart of Hermes. [5]
The name Caelius (sometimes spelled Coelius) is an ancient Roman nomen and may refer to: . Caelius Vibenna (8th century BC), a noble Etruscan; Gaius Coelius Caldus or Caelius (2nd–1st century BC), a consul of the Roman Republic
According to Festus (203:19), "Ops is said to be the wife of Saturn and the daughter of Caelus. By her they designated the earth , because the earth distributes all goods to the human genus " ( Opis dicta est coniux Saturni per quam uolerunt terram significare, quia omnes opes humano generi terra tribuit ).
The Dii Consentes, also known as Di or Dei Consentes (once Dii Complices [1]), or The Harmonious Gods, is an ancient list of twelve major deities, six gods and six goddesses, in the pantheon of Ancient Rome.
Caelus Memories, Inc., was an American computer hardware company active from 1967 to 1985 and based in San Jose, California. The company focused on the manufacturing of magnetic data storage media, primarily disk packs .
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