Necessitas
deity Roman single tradition · 1
Necessitas is the divine personification of necessity in Roman religion. She was depicted with a nail, "the adamantine nail / That grim Necessity drives," as described by the Augustan poet Horace. Horace pictures Necessity carrying nails large enough to drive into wooden beams, and wedges.
When
- First attested
- 30 BCE
- Attested period
- -30 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Depicted in Augustan-era poetry.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Ananke
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“At Rome, the goddess Necessitas, the divine personification of necessity, was also depicted with a nail, "the adamantine nail / That grim Necessity drives," as described by the Augustan poet Horace. In a poem addressing Fortuna and acknowledging her power over all, from the lowliest to the highest, Horace pictures Necessity carrying nails large enough to drive into wooden beams, and wedges.”
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