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[[Image:Carmentis-sm.jpg|frame|right|Sacred [[Grove of Carmentis]], Roma.]] | [[Image:Carmentis-sm.jpg|frame|right|Sacred [[Grove of Carmentis]], Roma.]] | ||
| − | Carmentis or Carmenta, (one of the [[Camenae]]), goddess of childbirth and prophecy. | + | Carmentis or Carmenta, (one of the [[Camenae]]), goddess of childbirth and prophecy, a goddess of |
| + | charms and spells. Her soothing words ease the pains of women in labor, heal the ills of childhood, foretell the futures of brides and that of their children. The main [[Carmentalia|festivals of Carmentis]] occur on {{Jan 11}} and {{Jan 15}}, the first day celebrating the dedication of her [[Grove of Carmentis|sacred grove]] by [[Numa Pompilius]]. However, each month rites are also performed for her. | ||
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| + | Carmentis was also the mother of [[Evander]], who played a part in the story of [[Hercules]] in Italy. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| − | [[Carmentalia]] ({{Jan 11}} and {{Jan 15}}) | + | * [[Carmentalia]] ({{Jan 11}} and {{Jan 15}}) |
| + | * [[Ritus Carmenae (Nova Roma)]] | ||
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[[Category:Religio Romana]][[Category:Roman Gods]] | [[Category:Religio Romana]][[Category:Roman Gods]] | ||
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File:Carmentis-sm.jpg
Sacred Grove of Carmentis, Roma.
Carmentis or Carmenta, (one of the Camenae), goddess of childbirth and prophecy, a goddess of charms and spells. Her soothing words ease the pains of women in labor, heal the ills of childhood, foretell the futures of brides and that of their children. The main festivals of Carmentis occur on a.d. III Id. Ian. ‡ and a.d. XVIII Kal. Feb. ‡, the first day celebrating the dedication of her sacred grove by Numa Pompilius. However, each month rites are also performed for her.
Carmentis was also the mother of Evander, who played a part in the story of Hercules in Italy.
See also
- Carmentalia (a.d. III Id. Ian. ‡ and a.d. XVIII Kal. Feb. ‡)
- Ritus Carmenae (Nova Roma)
