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Definition of Roman deity
1. Noun. A deity worshipped by the ancient Romans.
Specialized synonyms: Faun, Parcae
Specialized synonyms: Urania, Venus, Mors, Mars, Diana, Minerva, Saturn, Ceres, Night, Nox, Amor, Cupid, Sol, Vulcan, Mercury, Janus, Juno, Vesta, Victoria, Faunus, Neptune, Proserpina, Proserpine, Dis, Orcus, Luna, Aurora, Tellus, Fortuna, Jove, Jupiter, Ops, Silvanus, Sylvanus
Category relationships: Antiquity
Lexicographical Neighbors of Roman Deity
Literary usage of Roman deity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Ancient Classical and Scriptural Proper Names: In which Will by Thomas Browne, John Lemprière, John Walker (1812)
"... and put to death his accuser. Pint. AG'ONES CAPITOLI'NI, games celc- brated
every fu^th year upon the Capi- toline hill. AGO'NIUS, a Roman deity, ..."
2. The Classical Manual: An Epitome of Ancient Geography, Greek and Roman by James Skerret Shore Baird (1855)
"Usually represented in a state of intoxication, and never seen without his wine-bag.
SILVANUS, a Roman deity, who presided over the woods and forests. ..."
3. The Classical Manual: An Epitome of Ancient Geography, Greek and Roman by James Skerret Shore Baird (1853)
"SILVANUS, a Roman deity, who presided over the woods and forests. THEMIS, daughter
of Uranus and Ge; the mother of Astraea, Irene, the Parcae, &c., &c. ..."
4. A Comment Upon Part of the Fifth Journey of Antoninus Through Britain; by Kennet Gibson, Richard Gough (1819)
"A DISSERTATION UPON THE Roman deity FOUND IN THE ANTIENT ... has afforded lately,
namely, in the year 1765, the only Roman deity of its kind in the world. ..."
5. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"Though a Roman deity, she was said to have been the daughter of the Greek deity
Kronos and his sister-wife, Rhea. The Romans early identified Kronos with ..."
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