In Roman mythology God of love and beauty Venus and her small son of the God of love Cupid, a time at the river's edge were monster attacks, both mother and child as quickly as they dove in and escape into the fish. Some are afraid because of the mother and son went to two fish...
As goddess of love and sex, Venus played an essential role at Roman prenuptial rites and wedding nights, so myrtle and roses were used in bridal bouquets. Marriage itself was not a seduction but a lawful condition, under Juno’s authority; so myrtle was excluded from the bridal crown. ...
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The Roman God Janus was the guardian of boundaries and doors. His name was used for the month of January. Because he looked both forward and backward he was often depicted as having two faces. In the archaic period the Roman god Janus was regarded as the
“he signed a contract for building the temple of Queen Juno on the Aventine and dedicated one to Matuta the Mother” A statue of the Roman Goddess Juno found at Herculaneum The list of ancient Roman goddesses is long, particularly when we take the definition to include all the goddesses wor...
Mars (Latin: Martis) was the Roman god of war and also an agricultural guardian, a combination characteristic of early Rome. He was second in importance only to Jupiter, and he was the most prominent of the military gods in the religion of the Roman army. Most of his festivals we...
Valentine’s Day may come from the ancient Roman feast of Lupercalia.__1__ the fierce wolves roamed nearby,the old Romans called __2__ the god Lupercus to help them.A festival in his __3__ was held on February 15th.On the eve of the festival the __4__ of the girls were ...
An illustration that the figure of Atalanta had lasting appeal is a mosaic pavement from a Roman villa at Halicarnassus. Dating to the 4th century CE, Atalanta is shown riding a horse during a lion hunt. The fragment is now on display in the British Museum in London. ...
She is thegoddess of love, desire and beauty.Aphrodite isthe daughter of the god Zeus and the Oceanid Dione. Aphrodite is said to have beenborn from the foam of the sea, when the blood of Uranus fell on land and sea following the amputation committed by her own son Cronus. ...
Roman Kings It is suprising how few people know that during its archaic period Rome was ruled by kings. The first of these was the founder of Rome (Rome’s founding was reputedly in April 753BC), Romulus who after dying ascended into heaven (as an eagle) and became the god Quirinus. ...