roman deity
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1. a deity worshipped by the ancient Romans (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | deity, divinity, god, immortal, |
| definition | : | any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | faun, |
| definition | : | ancient Italian deity in human shape, with horns, pointed ears and a goat's tail; equivalent to Greek satyr (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | parcae, |
| definition | : | any of the three Roman goddesses of fate or destiny; identified with the Greek Moirai and similar to the Norse Norns (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | urania, venus, |
| definition | : | goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | mors, |
| definition | : | (Roman mythology) Roman god of death; counterpart of Thanatos (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | mars, |
| definition | : | (Roman mythology) Roman god of war and agriculture; father of Romulus and Remus; counterpart of Greek Ares (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | diana, |
| definition | : | (Roman mythology) virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; counterpart of Greek Artemis (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | minerva, |
| definition | : | (Roman mythology) goddess of wisdom; counterpart of Greek Athena (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | saturn, |
| definition | : | (Roman mythology) god of agriculture and vegetation; counterpart of Greek Cronus (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | ceres, |
| definition | : | (Roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | night, nox, |
| definition | : | Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | amor, cupid, |
| definition | : | (Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | sol, |
| definition | : | (Roman mythology) ancient Roman god; personification of the sun; counterpart of Greek Helios (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | vulcan, |
| definition | : | (Roman mythology) god of fire and metal working; counterpart of Greek Hephaestus (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | mercury, |
| definition | : | (Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | janus, |
| definition | : | (Roman mythology) the Roman god of doorways and passages; is depicted with two faces on opposite sides of his head (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | juno, |
| definition | : | (Roman mythology) queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage; wife and sister of Jupiter; counterpart of Greek Hera (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | vesta, |
| definition | : | (Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | victoria, |
| definition | : | (Roman mythology) goddess of victory; counterpart of Greek Nike (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | faunus, |
| definition | : | (Roman mythology) ancient rural deity; later considered a counterpart of Greek Pan (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | neptune, |
| definition | : | (Roman mythology) god of the sea; counterpart of Greek Poseidon (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | proserpina, proserpine, |
| definition | : | goddess of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Persephone (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | dis, orcus, |
| definition | : | god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | luna, |
| definition | : | (Roman mythology) the goddess of the Moon; counterpart of Greek Selene (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | aurora, |
| definition | : | (Roman mythology) goddess of the dawn; counterpart of Greek Eos (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | tellus, |
| definition | : | (Roman mythology) goddess of the earth; protector of marriage and fertility; identified with Greek Gaea (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | fortuna, |
| definition | : | (Roman mythology) the goddess of fortune and good luck; counterpart of Greek Tyche (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | jove, jupiter, |
| definition | : | (Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | ops, |
| definition | : | (Roman mythology) goddess of abundance and fertility; wife of Saturn; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | silvanus, sylvanus, |
| definition | : | (Roman mythology) god of woods and fields and flocks; Pan is the Greek counterpart (noun.person) |
| domain category | : | antiquity, |
| definition | : | the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe (noun.time) |
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