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Há 3 dias · According to mythology, Rome had a semi-divine ancestor in the Trojan refugee Aeneas, son of Venus, who was said to have established the basis of Roman religion when he brought the Palladium, Lares and Penates from Troy to Italy.
Há 4 dias · The vocabulary of ancient Roman religion was highly specialized. Its study affords important information about the religion, traditions and beliefs of the ancient Romans. This legacy is conspicuous in European cultural history in its influence on later juridical and religious vocabulary in Europe, particularly of the Christian Church. [1] .
1 de jun. de 2024 · Janus, in Roman religion, the animistic spirit of doorways (januae) and archways (jani). The worship of Janus traditionally dated back to Romulus and a period even before the actual founding of the city of Rome. Janus was represented by a double-faced head.
Há 2 dias · Jupiter was the chief deity of Roman state religion throughout the Republican and Imperial eras, until Christianity became the dominant religion of the Empire. In Roman mythology, he negotiates with Numa Pompilius, the second king of Rome, to establish principles of Roman religion such as offering, or sacrifice.
29 de mai. de 2024 · Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome. Traditionally, they were the sons of Rhea Silvia, daughter of Numitor, king of Alba Longa. Rhea’s uncle, Amulius, tried to have the infants drowned in the Tiber River, but they survived and were kept alive by a she-wolf.
17 de mai. de 2024 · Fate, in Greek and Roman mythology, any of three goddesses who determined human destinies, and in particular the span of a person’s life and his allotment of misery and suffering. Homer speaks of Fate (moira) in the singular as an impersonal power and sometimes makes its functions interchangeable.
17 de mai. de 2024 · Ancient Roman religion was for the most part an adoption of what we call today Greek Mythology. The Romans adopted the polytheistic Greek patheon of gods but renamed them. Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Aphrodite, and Athena became Jupiter, Juno, Neptune, Venus, and Diana.
