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The deity was often associated with the Roman god Honos (personification of honour) and was often honoured together with him, such as in the Temple of Virtus and Honos at the Porta Capena in Rome. It was after the conquest of Syracuse in 205 that the Virtus portion of the temple was added, and in such a way that one had to enter the temple of ...
Pax, goddess of peace; equivalent of Greek Eirene. Aeneas and the Penates, from a 4th-century manuscript. Penates or Di Penates, household gods. Picumnus, minor god of fertility, agriculture, matrimony, infants and children. Picus, Italic woodpecker god with oracular powers. Pietas, goddess of duty; personification of the Roman virtue pietas.
Virtus (Classical Latin: [ˈwɪrtuːs̠]) was a specific virtue in ancient Rome that carried connotations of valor, masculinity, excellence, courage, character, and worth, all perceived as masculine strengths. It was thus a frequently stated virtue of Roman emperors, and was personified as the deity Virtus.
Mars, god of war and agriculture, equivalent to Ares as far as being war gods; aside from this they have very little in common; Nerio, warrior goddess and personification of valor; Victoria, personification of victory, equivalent to the Greek goddess Nike; Virtus, god of bravery and military strength; Etruscan. Laran, god 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.
[136] [137] Mars was represented as a means to secure peace, and he was a father (pater) of the Roman people. [138] In one tradition, he fathered Romulus and Remus through his rape of Rhea Silvia. In another, his lover, the goddess Venus, gave birth to Aeneas, the Trojan prince and refugee who "founded" Rome several generations before Romulus.
The Dii Consentes, also known as Di or Dei Consentes (once Dii Complices [1]), or The Harmonious Gods, is an ancient list of twelve major deities, six gods and six goddesses, in the pantheon of Ancient Rome. Their gilt statues stood in the Roman Forum, and later apparently in the Porticus Deorum Consentium. [2]
Relief panel from an altar to Venus and Mars depicting Romulus and Remus suckling the she-wolf, and gods representing Roman topography such as the Tiber and Palatine Hill. The Roman mythological tradition is particularly rich in historical myths, or legends, concerning the foundation and rise of the city. These narratives focus on human actors ...