Jana
deity Roman single tradition · 1
Jana is a Roman deity and the counterpart of Sol. According to Macrobius, the 1st century BCE scholar Nigidius argued that Sol was to be identified with Janus and that he had a counterpart, Jana, who was Luna. Jana and Sol were regarded as the highest of the gods, receiving sacrifices before all others.
When
- First attested
- 100 BCE
- Attested period
- -100 – 400
- Historical notes
- Counterpart to Sol, identified as Luna by Nigidius, a 1st century BCE scholar.
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wikipedia (1)
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“Macrobius reports that Nigidius argued that Sol was to be identified with Janus and that he had a counterpart, Jana, who was Luna. As such, they were to be regarded as the highest of the gods, receiving their sacrifices before all the others. Such speculations appear to have been restricted to an erudite elite and had no impact”
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