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Goddesses and Gods.wps - Welcome to Our Temple

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holding cornucopia in one h<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> an olive branch in the other.<br />

Devera<br />

Devera is the Roman goddess that rules the brooms used <strong>to</strong> purify ritual sites.<br />

Diana<br />

Diana is the mother of wild animals <strong>and</strong> forests, <strong>and</strong> a moon goddess. Oak groves are<br />

especially sacred <strong>to</strong> her. She is praised for her strength, athletic grace, beauty <strong>and</strong> her<br />

hunting skills. With two other deities she made up a trinity: Egeria the water nymph,<br />

her servant <strong>and</strong> assistant midwife; <strong>and</strong> Virbius, the woodl<strong>and</strong> god.<br />

Disciplina<br />

Disciplina is the Roman goddess of discipline.<br />

Edusa<br />

Edusa is the Roman goddess who oversees the weaning of infants.<br />

Felicitas<br />

Felicitas is the goddess of good fortune, not <strong>to</strong> be confused with Fortuna.<br />

Flora<br />

Flora is the embodiment of the flowering of all of nature, including human nature.<br />

The female body was honored at the Floralia, the festival of nude women celebrated<br />

until the 3rd century A.D., when Roman authorities dem<strong>and</strong>ed revelers must wear<br />

clothes. Flora is the queen of all plants. Romans called her the secret patron of Rome,<br />

without whose help the city would die.<br />

Fons<br />

Fons is the Roman goddess of fountains.<br />

Fortuna<br />

The goddess Fortuna controls the destiny of every human being. She is the goddess<br />

who permits the fertilization of humans, animals <strong>and</strong> plants.<br />

Fraud<br />

Fraud is the Roman goddess of treachery.<br />

Juno<br />

The Roman supreme goddess is Juno, married <strong>to</strong> the ruling god, Jupiter. She is<br />

believed <strong>to</strong> watch <strong>and</strong> protect all women. Every year, on the first of March, women<br />

hold a festival in honor of Juno called the Matronalia. To this day, many people

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