Moneta
deity Roman single tradition · 1
Moneta is an epithet of Juno, in use at Rome. As Regina and Moneta she is a sovereign deity, as Sespeis, Curitis (spear holder) and Moneta (again) she is an armed protectress.
When
- First attested
- 700 BCE
- Attested period
- -700 – 400
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Caprotina, Tutula, Fluonia, Februalis, Regina, Lucina, Pronuba, Cinxia, Sespeis Mater Regina, Curitis, Populona, Regina Matrona
- manifests as
- Juno
- child of
- Terra
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Other epithets of hers that were in use at Rome include Moneta and Caprotina, Tutula, Fluonia or Fluviona, Februalis, the last ones associated with the rites of purification and fertility of February. Her various epithets thus show a complex of mutually interrelated functions that in the view of Georges Dumézil and Vsevolod Basanoff (author of Les dieux Romains) can be traced back to the Indoeuropean trifunctional ideology: as Regina and Moneta she is a sovereign deity, as Sespeis, Curitis (spea”
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