ENGL 2500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Latinus, Mithraism, Priapus
19 Apr 2016
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Janus: god of doorways, god of beginnings, january , god of crossing places and bridges (crossroads, equivalent to etruscan god culsans, head with two faces. Mercurius (mercury) (hermes: god of trade and profit, merces = merchandise, temple near circus maximus, gained other roles after associated with greek hermes. Mars (ares: etruscan mavors, associated with spring (agricultral god, month of march was beginning of year (pre-julian, later became god of war, temple of mars ultor in forum of augustus. Bellona: the female version of mars, personification of war. King numa wanted to know what was needed for a sacrifice. Ended p being the head of an onion, the hair of a man, and a fish. Jupiter thought it was funny, left it. Goddess of wisdom and handicrafts (anything that required mind power) God war-like qualities when fused with athena, but stayed goddess of wisdom.
