Silvanus
The architecture of a granary (horreum) featured niches for images of the tutelary deities, who might include Silvanus.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 500 BCE
- Attested period
- -500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested in Republican and Imperial eras of Rome.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Fortuna Conservatrix, Agathe Tyche, Lares Compitales, Victoria, Nemausus, Liber, Baal-Hadad, Jupiter Heliopolitanus, Plotina, Dis Pater, Sol Invictus, Sol Indiges, Napaean Nymphs, Pales, Aphrodite, Lares, Vesta, genius loci, Juno, Genius, Victory, Fortuna, Magna Mater, Mars Camulus, Penates, Apollo, Minerva, Diana, Isis, Jupiter, Hercules, Mithra, Mars, Venus, Fauns, Dryads, Naiads, Adonis
- served by
- silvani
Mentioned by
- Aphrodite
- Lares
- Vesta
- genius loci
- Juno
- Genius
- Victory
- Fortuna
- Magna Mater
- Mars Camulus
- Penates
- Apollo
- Minerva
- Diana
- Isis
- Jupiter
and 11 more
Sources
Source passages
“The architecture of a granary (horreum) featured niches for images of the tutelary deities, who might include the genius loci or guardian spirit of the site, Hercules, Silvanus”
#9083 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Roman deities who received offerings within the sanctuary include Apollo, Diana, Jupiter, Liber, Minerva, Silvanus, and Victoria, along with two deities from the Roman East, Isis and Baal-Hadad as Jupiter Heliopolitanus.”
#10253 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In Italy, Silvanus was said to protect forests and fields. He presided over the boundaries of properties, together with a host of local silvani, three for each property.”
#12349 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Invictus ("unconquered, invincible") was an epithet utilized for several Roman deities, including Jupiter, Mars, Hercules, Apollo, and Silvanus. It had been in use from the 3rd century BC.”
#17316 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Alcon invokes Pales, Apollo, Silvanus and Venus.”
#40810 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001