Characteristics of Roman Female Deities
Characteristics of Roman Female Deities
Author(s): Idaliana KaczorSubject(s): Ancient World, Philology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: Roman female deities; Roman religious cults; Roman pantheon of gods
Summary/Abstract: Ancient Romans’ sacral community established a cohesive and complex religious system. Its reflection was a multi-figural pantheon of gods with a variety of sacral functions that were supposed to meet the most essential material and non-material needs of the members of this religious community. This article focuses on those needs of great importance to the whole community of Rome which were met by the female figures of the Roman pantheon.
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 8
- Page Range: 23-41
- Page Count: 19
- Language: English