Cloacina
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Cloacina was a sewer goddess borrowed from Etruscan mythology. She became seen as the protectoress of the Cloaca Maxima, Rome's sewage system. She was invoked if sewers became blocked or backed up.
When
- First attested
- 700 BCE
- Attested period
- -700 – 400
- Historical notes
- Borrowed from Etruscan mythology.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Crepitus, Stercutius, Toilet no Kamisama
- syncretized with
- Venus
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Terry Pratchett writes of the goddess Cloacina in Dodger. The goddess is referred to as 'the Lady', or the 'Lady of the Rats' by the toshers, who scavenge in London's sewer system, and Dodger later makes the connection between this figure and the Roman goddess after learning that London's sewer system was started by the Romans.”
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