Angerona An Etruscan Goddess who survived in Rome as Goddess of the winter solstice. Representative of death, silence, and the passage of the yearly cycle into completion, seeds of renewal, the duty to accept adversity in silence.

Angitia Goddess associated with witchcraft, herbalism, healing, and eloquence.

Arkate and Alpan Etruscan dieties who survived in ancient Rome but who's meaning is all but lost. Arkate, who appears as an old man in a heavy cloak, opposes Alpanu, possibly a predecessor of Janus.

Aurora Goddess of the dawn, divine herald of day, new beginnings.

Bacchus God of wine, intoxication, and ecstatic revelry.

Bellona Goddess of war, attended with violent and frenzied rites.

Caca Goddess of Latrines and waste disposal.

Cardea Goddess of thresholds and door-hinges, patroness of changes-of-state, a huntress.

Castor & Pollux Twin Gods associated with the sea.

Catha An Etruscan sun diety that survived in Roman times, ultimately merging with Appollo.

Charun Etruscan God of death. Wields a warhammer, or maul, he often accompanies Mars, ultimately melded with Hades-Pluto.

Cloaca Goddess of sewage systems and drains.

Consus God of horses, stables, grainaries, and storage facilities, especially underground structures, secret plans and conspiracies.

Cupid Son of Venus, God of love and sexual passion.

Cupra an Etruscan fertility Goddess, who formed an ancient triad with Minerva and Tina.

Diana The Etruscan Lala, Goddess of the moon, groves, forests, and the natural world; huntress and protectress of animals. A perpetual maiden, yet having authority over childbirth and midwivery. Protectress of plebians, commoners, fugitives, outlaws, and slaves. Advocate of the otherwise helpless, downtrodden, misunderstood, in a condition of mystery, or circumstances contrary to the normal flow. Daughter of Jupiter by Latona. A triple-Goddess; aspects are Hekate, Lucina, and Phoebe.

Dispater Underworld ruler of the dead.

Fauna and Faunus Paired Deities of grove and forest, and the life therein. Faunus was originally a mythical King of Latium.

Februus Etruscan God of ritual purification who survived in Roman times. An early source for Febris, a later Roman Goddess associated with fevers and malaria. The month of February is named for him was the season of purificatory rites and the renewal of vows.

Feronia An Etruscan fertility Goddess associated with fire who survived through Roman times.

Flora Goddess of plant life, especially flowers and the dead.

Fons Spirits controlling freshwater sources.

Fufluns The Etruscan God of natural growth in plants, animals, and humans. He was later merged with Bacchus.

Fulgora Goddess of Lightning.

Genius Spirits, each one the Guide and Protector of a particular man.

Haruspices An early Etrurian divinity of prophecy and the taking of omens. In later times, he was preserved as Haruspex, the priest or diviner who interpretated mantic signs, especially the reading of entrails in sacrificial victims.

Jana Etruscan consort of Janus, and Goddess of secrets, mysteries, and hidden things.

Janus Etruscan God of time, space, and passage. Guardian of roadways and gates, presiding over all beginnings and cycles. Janus saw past, present, and future, and was considered responsible for the daily choices and ideas of people.

Juno Consort of Jupiter and Queen of Heaven, protectress of Women and patroness of matronly virtues.

Juno Spirits, each one the Guide and Protector of a particular woman.

Jupiter Lord of the Universe, King of Heaven a sky-lord weilding a thunderbolt.

Juterna Healing Goddess of hot springs, mineral baths, brooks and ponds.

Juventas Goddess of youth and youthful activity.

Kulmu Etruscan protector of tombs.

The Lares Etruscan household Gods worshipped by nearly everyone. They were said to be the offspring of Mercurius by Larunda, an Etruscan Goddess who preserved in Roman times as the nymph Lara. The Lares were associated with the Lar Familiaris, ancestral spirits tied to particular tracts of land.

Latona Goddess of Light. Mother of Diana by Jupiter.

Liber God of vegetation and husbandry.

Libitina Goddess of death, custodian of corpses. Her priests were needed in order to ritually purify a dead body, and claim it for the Goddess. Her temple contained all mortuary records and death registers.

Lucifer (light-bearer)The morning star, son of Aurora.

Lupercus God of wolves, particularly significant to Romans because the mythological founders of the Rome, Romulus and Remus, were suckled by a she-wolf in infancy.

Mars God of war and soldiers.

Mefitis Goddess of miasmas and sulphuric vapours/volcanic emisions; associated closely with plagues and malarias.

Mercurius Messenger of the Gods, responsible for travelers and roadways, winds.

Minerva An Etruscan Goddess, daughter of Jupiter, Goddess wisdom, war and peace, particularlu as relates to the decisions and actions of the State.

Neptune God of irrigation, horses, wrongly mixed with Posiedon, Neptune had an agricultural background.

The Penates Guardians of a particular house and family with special patronage over the hearth and kitchen. The head of each household served as their priest.

Pluto A chthonic God, Lord of the Underworld and Ruler of the Dead. Pluto was wed to the daughter of the primary seasonal and agrarian Goddess ( Proserpina, daughter of Ceres), a circumstance which causes blights the Earth with winter when He is attended by Her, and blesses the earth with spring when She once more visits Her Mother.

Proserpina Daughter of Ceres, Consort of Pluto.

Quirinus God of war, said to be the Spirit of Romulus, founder of the City though he appears to have once been a Sabine God.

Salacia Healing Goddess of salt pans, salt-licks, salt water sources in general.

Saturn Originally an agricultural divinity associated with prosperity, special patron to workers in grape vineyards, and associated with agrarian prosperity in general. In pre-Olympic times, he was ruler of the universe, supplanted by His son Jupiter. His consort was Ops.

Silvanus God of parkland, copses, wooded glens, and the forest itself. An ominous figure who held the potential for terror and death, the forest primeval, a realm of chaos and fear.

Summanus A literal shadow of Jupiter. Sky-Lord and Ruler of the nocturnal heavens.

Terminus Deity of Sacred Space and its boundaries. He resided in cairns, landmarks, and boundary markers.

Tiberinus God of the Tiber River. Also known as Volturnus.

Tina Main God of the early Etruscan pantheon, and forming with Cupra and Minerva a sovereign triad.

Turan Etruscan Goddess of love.

Venus Goddess of beauty and sexual love. Daughter of Jupiter and Dione, with authority and influence over gardens and flowering plants.

Vesper Evening star.

Vesta Primary household Guardian, Goddess of controlled fire and of the hearth. The continuity of her Temple guarenteed the health of everyone in the empire. It contained an eternal flame, and was administered by a company of priestesses sworn to virginity. No male could enter the sanctuary.

Voltumna Etruscan Goddess of fertility and motherhood.

Vulcan Originally an Etruscan God, Vulcan came to be recognized as patron of smiths, mechanics, and craftsmen.

Zirna Etruscan Goddess of the moon, and close companion to Turan.