Laverna

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Topics in Roman mythology
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.

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Michael Jordon, Encyclopedia of Gods, Kyle Cathie Limited, 2002