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Public sacrifice and banquet for the god Saturn; universal wearing of the pileus. Date. 17–23 December. Saturnalia is an ancient Roman festival and holiday in honour of the god Saturn, held on 17 December of the Julian calendar and later expanded with festivities through 19 December. By the 1st century B.C., the celebration had been extended ...
Greek equivalent. Cronus. Saturn (Latin: Sāturnus [saːˈtʊrnʊs]) was a god in ancient Roman religion, and a character in Roman mythology. He was described as a god of time, generation, dissolution, abundance, wealth, agriculture, periodic renewal and liberation. Saturn's mythological reign was depicted as a Golden Age of abundance and peace.
Culsans. In ancient Roman religionand myth, Janus(/ˈdʒeɪnəs/JAY-nəs; Latin: Ianvs[ˈi̯aːnʊs]) is the godof beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, doorways,[2]passages, frames, and endings. He is usually depicted as having two faces. The month of January is named for Janus (Ianuarius).[3]
Minerva is one of the three Roman deities in the Capitoline Triad, along with Jupiter and Juno. Minerva is a virgin goddess. Her domain includes music, poetry, medicine, wisdom, commerce, weaving, and the crafts. [4] Minerva is often depicted with her sacred creature, an owl usually named the "owl of Minerva".
The Structuralist School argues that Proto-Indo-European mythology was largely centered around the concept of dualistic opposition. [ 18 ] They generally hold that the mental structure of all human beings is designed to set up opposing patterns in order to resolve conflicting elements. [ 19 ]
This article contains special characters. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. In ancient Greek religion and myth, Dionysus (/ daɪ.əˈnaɪsəs /; Ancient Greek: Διόνυσος Dionysos) is the god of wine-making, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, festivity, insanity, ritual madness ...
497 BC. The Temple of Saturn (Latin: Templum Saturni or Aedes Saturni; Italian: Tempio di Saturno) was an ancient Roman temple to the god Saturn, in what is now Rome, Italy. Its ruins stand at the foot of the Capitoline Hill at the western end of the Roman Forum. The original dedication of the temple is traditionally dated to 497 BC, [1][2] but ...
Category. : Saturnian deities. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saturnian deities. Deities associated with the planet Saturn.