Laverna
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Topics in Roman mythology | |
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Important Gods: | |
Jupiter | Minerva |
Mars | Mercury |
Quirinus | Vulcan |
Vesta | Ceres |
Juno | Venus |
Fortuna | Lares |
Topics | |
Legendary History | |
Roman religion | |
The Flamens | |
Greek/Roman myth compared | |
Other gods of craft and trade: | |
Penates | Larvae |
Dei Lucrii | Eventus Bonus |
Furrina | Portunes |
In Roman mythology, Laverna was a goddess of the underworld. She was propitiated by libations poured with the left hand. The poet Horace and the playwright Plautus call her a goddess of thieves. In Rome, her sanctuary was near the Porta Lavernalis.
[edit] References
Michael Jordon, Encyclopedia of Gods, Kyle Cathie Limited, 2002