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In Greek mythology, Enyo (/ ɪ ˈ n aɪ oʊ /; Ancient Greek: Ἐνυώ, romanized: Enȳṓ) is a war-goddess, frequently associated with the war-god Ares. The Romans identified her with Bellona . [ 1 ]
Bellona (IPA: [bɛlˈloːna]) was an ancient Roman goddess of war. Her main attribute is the military helmet worn on her head; she often holds a sword, spear, or shield, and brandishes a torch or whip as she rides into battle in a four-horse chariot. She had many temples throughout the Roman Empire. [1]
Roman counterpart of the Greek god Hermes. Minerva, goddess of wisdom, war, the arts, industries and trades, and one of the Dii Consentes. Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Athena. Mithras, god worshipped in the Roman empire; popular with soldiers. Molae, daughters of Mars, probably goddesses of grinding of the grain.
Articles relating to the goddess Bellona, her cult, and her depictions.She was an ancient Roman goddess of war. Her main attribute is the military helmet worn on her head; she often holds a sword, a spear, or a shield, and brandishes a torch or whip as she rides into battle in a four-horse chariot.
In ancient Roman religion and myth, Nerio (or Neriene) [1] was an ancient war goddess and the personification of valor. She was the partner of Mars in ancient cult practices, and was sometimes identified with the goddess Bellona, and occasionally with the goddess Minerva. Spoils taken from enemies were sometimes dedicated to Nerio by the Romans.
In ancient Roman religion, Bubona is thought to have been a goddess of cattle, but she is named only by Saint Augustine.. Augustine mocks Bubona as one of the minor Roman deities whose names correspond to their functions, [1] and derives her name from the Latin word bos (genitive bovis, [2] hence English "bovine"), which usually means "ox" in the singular and "cattle" in the plural (bubus in ...
Original – Bellona was an Ancient Roman goddess of war, corresponding to the Ancient Greek Enyo. She was called the sister of Mars, and in some sources, his wife or an associate of his female cult partner Nerio. This painting of the goddess, dating to 1633, was completed by Rembrandt. Reason
Etruscan goddess identified with Greek Aphrodite and Roman Venus. She appears in the expression, Turan ati, "Mother Turan", equivalent to Venus Genetrix. [52] Her name is a noun meaning "the act of giving" in Etruscan, based on the verb stem Tur-'to give.' Turmś, Turms: Etruscan god identified with Greek Hermes and Roman Mercurius.