Portunus
deity single tradition · 2
Portunus is a similar harbor and gateway god to Janus. He was concerned with travelling, trading, and shipping.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 476
- Historical notes
- Attested from the Roman Iron Age through the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Culśanś, Proserpina, Cardea, Terminus, Forculus, Lima, Limentinus, Juno, Diana, Mercury, Bacchus
- allied with
- Janus
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“As a god of transitions, he had functions pertaining to birth and to journeys and exchange, and in his association with Portunus, a similar harbor and gateway god, he was concerned with travelling, trading, and shipping.”
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“Portunus, god of keys, doors, and livestock”
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