Marcus Terentius Varro showed that this deity was not worshipped in old records. One temple to this god worships a "dies meretricum" in honor of prostitutes, and as Verticordia she protected chastity. Julius Caesar built a temple worshipping her as a "begetting mother" and claimed descent from her through Aeneas. She was totally lacking of original myths, and absorbed the traits of the Greek godde
Marcus Terentius Varro showed that this deity was not worshipped in old records. One temple to this god worships a "dies meretricum" in honor of prostitutes, and as Verticordia she protected chastity. Julius Caesar built a temple worshipping her as a "begetting mother" and claimed descent from her through Aeneas. She was totally lacking of original myths, and absorbed the traits of the Greek goddess who had an affair with Adonis. The wife of Vulcan and mother of Cupid, for 10 points, name this Roman goddess of love.
Marcus Terentius Varro showed that this deity was not worshipped in old records.
{Venus} [do not accept or prompt on Aphrodite]