Quiritis
Quiritis is a Sabine protective goddess of motherhood.
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Rhea
Silvia
The Vestal virgin who became, by Mars, the mother of the twins Romulus
and Remus. She is the daughter of king Numitor of Alba Longa, who was
dethroned by his brother Amulius. Her uncle gave her to the goddess Vesta
so she would remain a virgin for the rest of her life. Amulius had learned
from an oracle that her children would become a threat to his power. However,
because she had violated her sacred vow, she and her children were cast
in the Tiber. The god Tiberinus rescued her and made her his wife. (Livius
I, 3)
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Robigo
A Roman goddess of corn. She is probably the feminine form of Robigus.
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Roma
The personification of the city of Rome. She is portrayed as a helmed
woman sitting on a throne, holding a spear and a sword. Resting against
her throne is a shield. Her head was commonly depicted on coins, symbolizing
the Roman state. Her temple and the temple of Venus were situated on the
Valia Hill in Rome. Hadrianus started building it in 121 CE and the temple
was inaugurated around 140 CE by Antonius Pius.
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Rumina
The Roman protector of nursing mothers and suckling infants, both human
and animal. She had a temple near the Ficus Ruminales, the fig tree on
the Palatine Hill were Romulus and Remus were reared by a she-wolf. When
the tree started to droop in 58 CE this was seen as a bad portent.
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