Vagitanus

deity earth Roman single tradition · 2

Vagitanus is a deity who influenced or guided every aspect of birth and child development. Vagitanus opened the newborn's mouth to cry.

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When

First attested
500 BCE
Attested period
-500 – 400
Historical notes
Ancient Roman religion flourished from the 5th century BCE to the 4th century CE.

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Sources

Source passages

“Juno Lucina was chief among a number of deities who influenced or guided every aspect of birth and child development, such as Vagitanus, who opened the newborn's mouth to cry”

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“for instance, Vagitanus gives the newborn its first cry (vagitus).”

#46350 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-120b:free