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Goddesses and Gods.wps - Welcome to Our Temple

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consider the month of June, which is named after the goddess who is the patroness of<br />

marriage, <strong>to</strong> be the most favorable time <strong>to</strong> marry. The peacock is sacred <strong>to</strong> Juno.<br />

Minerva<br />

Minerva is the goddess of wisdom, commerce, crafts, <strong>and</strong> inven<strong>to</strong>r of music. Ovid<br />

called her the "goddess of a thous<strong>and</strong> works." The Romans celebrated her worship<br />

from March 19 <strong>to</strong> 23 during the Quinquatrus, the artisans' holiday.<br />

Pallor<br />

Pallor is the Roman goddess of fear.<br />

Panacea<br />

Panacea is a Roman goddess of health.<br />

Potina<br />

Potina is the goddess honored as the spirit of weaving <strong>and</strong> of drinking.<br />

Proserpine<br />

Proserpine is the counterpart of the Greek goddess, Persephone. She was kidnapped<br />

by Plu<strong>to</strong> <strong>and</strong> taken <strong>to</strong> his underworld <strong>and</strong> made queen of the dead.<br />

Providentia<br />

Providentia is a Roman goddess whose name means "forethought."<br />

Puta<br />

Puta is the Roman goddess of tree pruning.<br />

Salus<br />

Salus is a Roman goddess of health.<br />

Tellus Mater<br />

The Roman "Mother Earth" is the constant companion of Ceres, <strong>and</strong> the two of them<br />

are patrons of vegetative <strong>and</strong> human reproduction. Tellus is also the mother death<br />

goddess since the dead are returned in<strong>to</strong> her womb, the earth.<br />

Tempestates<br />

Tempestates is the Roman goddess of wind <strong>and</strong> s<strong>to</strong>rm.<br />

Unxia<br />

Unxia is the Roman goddess of wedding anointment.

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