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Salus (Latin: salus, "safety", "salvation", "welfare") [1] was the Roman goddess of safety and well-being (welfare, health and prosperity) of both the individual and the state. She is sometimes equated with the Greek goddess Hygieia, though their functions differ considerably.
Each Roman home had a set of protective deities: the Lar or Lares of the household or familia, whose shrine was a lararium; the Penates who guarded the storeroom (penus) of the innermost part of the house; Vesta, whose sacred site in each house was the hearth; and the Genius of the paterfamilias, the head of household. [18]
Veritas, goddess and personification of the Roman virtue of veritas or truth. Verminus, god of cattle worms. Vertumnus, Vortumnus or Vertimnus, god of the seasons, and of gardens and fruit trees. Vesta, goddess of the hearth, the Roman state, and the sacred fire; one of the Dii Consentes. Vica Pota, goddess of victory and competitions.
Carna, goddess who presided over the heart and other organs; Endovelicus, god of public health and safety; Febris, goddess who embodied and protected people from fever and malaria; Feronia, goddess of wildlife, fertility, health, and abundance; Valetudo, Roman name for the Greek goddess Hygieia, goddess of health, cleanliness, and hygiene
Bona Dea (Latin: [ˈbɔna ˈdɛ.a]; 'Good Goddess') was a goddess in ancient Roman religion.She was associated with chastity and fertility among married Roman women, healing, and the protection of the state and people of Rome. [1]
Minerva is a prominent figure in Roman mythology. She appears in many famous myths. Many of the stories of her Greek counterpart Athena are attributed to Minerva in Roman mythology, such as that of the naming of Athens [8] resulting from a competition between Minerva and Neptune, [9] in which Minerva created the olive tree. [1]
Bast, cat-headed goddess associated with war, protection of Lower Egypt and the pharaoh, the sun, perfumes, ointments, and embalming; Horus, god of the king, the sky, war, and protection; Maahes, lion-headed god of war; Menhit, goddess of war, "she who massacres" Montu, falcon-headed god of war, valor, and the Sun; Neith, goddess of war ...
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.