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The capacity for offering protection or guardianship was a basic function of deity, expressed by formulations such as Tutela Iovis, "the tutelage of Jove". [5] Major deities such as Jupiter, Minerva, and Mars were conceived of as tutelaries. [6] The phrase in tutela expressed the sphere of influence exercised by a deity.
A tutelary (/ ˈ tj uː t ə l ɛ r i /; also tutelar) is a deity or a spirit who is a guardian, patron, or protector of a particular place, geographic feature, person, lineage, nation, culture, or occupation.
The commonly accepted meaning of Tadhg is "poet" [10] or "storyteller". The ultimate derivation is from the Celtic *tazg(j)o- , [ citation needed ] who were poets in early Celtic society. In any case, the name is widely attested in Gaulish and early British names.
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Juventas, also known as Iuventus or Juventus (Greek equivalent: Hebe), was the ancient Roman goddess whose sphere of tutelage was youth and rejuvenation. [1] She was especially the goddess of young men "new to wearing the toga" (dea novorum togatorum)—that is, those who had just come of age.
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