Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Sol is the personification of the Sun and a god in ancient Roman religion. It was long thought that Rome actually had two different, consecutive sun gods : The first, Sol Indiges ( Latin : the deified sun ), was thought to have been unimportant, disappearing altogether at an early period.
Sol Invictus (Classical Latin: [ˈsoːɫ ɪnˈwɪktʊs], "Invincible Sun" or "Unconquered Sun") was the official sun god of the late Roman Empire and a later version of the god Sol. The emperor Aurelian revived his cult in 274 AD and promoted Sol Invictus as the chief god of the empire.
Sol Invictus, or Christ depicted in his guise. 3rd century AD. Salacia, goddess of seawater, wife of Neptune. Salus, goddess of the public welfare of the Roman people; came to be equated with the Greek Hygieia. Sancus, god of loyalty, honesty, and oaths. Saturn, a titan, god of harvest and agriculture, the father of Jupiter, Neptune, Juno, and ...
Articles relating to Sol Invictus, ("Unconquered Sun"), the official sun god of the later Roman Empire and a patron of soldiers. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Redirect page
Roman mythology is the body of myths of ancient Rome as represented in the literature and visual arts of the Romans, and is a form of Roman folklore. "Roman mythology" may also refer to the modern study of these representations, and to the subject matter as represented in the literature and art of other cultures in any period. Roman mythology ...
Roman equivalent of the Greek Hestia. XV: 730-865 [239] [240] Virbius: Name of the deified form of Hippolytus. XV: 544 [241] Vulcanus: God of forging and fire. Son of Jupiter and Juno and husband of Venus. Forged among other things the weapons of Achilles. Roman equivalent of the Greek Hephaistos. II: 106–437, IX: 251, XII: 614 [242] [243]
Pages in category "Personifications in Roman mythology" The following 53 pages are in this category, out of 53 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .