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Section A. Fundamentals I Introduction II Di Indigentes III The Greek Influences Section B. Further Detail IV Daily life And Religion V Art and Architecture* VI Discussion of texts VII Conclusion
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PART I. INTRODVCTION
What is Mythology? Roman vs. Greek? What has been lost? Why? Fundamental Concepts:
Native Gods vs. Adopted Gods What is important to the Romans? What is the influence on the daily life of an average Roman?
WHAT IS MYTHOLOGY?
The study, analysis, and interpretation of the collected myths of a society and how they relate back to the core values of the culture.
DI INDIGETES
Translates from Latin to speaker within Complex group of gods, goddesses, and spirits Opposes the di novensides the newcomer gods Primarily female very few male indigenous gods Indigenous male gods had positions of power Abstractions of a particular quality or natural form Georg Wissowa's terminology.
VIRTVS
helmeted right breast exposed standing left Victory symbol in right hand left hand resting on shield spear against left arm Represents: Courage, Virtue
HONOS
Holding Cornacopia and olive branch Represents: chivalry, honor, military justice
PVDICITIA
JANVS
Double head Could see past and future Doorways and gateways Reversed Spear in one hand Thunderbolt in other Janitor
Represents: Time/Ages
PONTIFEX MAXIMVS
The high priest of the Ancient Roman College of Pontiffs (bridgebuilders). The pontifex maximus, the Vestal Virgins, the Rex Sacrorum, and the flamines. Augustus and later emperors became the religious leaders
PAX DEORVM
THE CVLTS
Mystery cults offered their adherents a very specific vision of the nature of the world organization of cults was highly specific. The Cult of the Emperor The Cult of Isis The Cult of Christianity
DIVINE BVSINESS
immediately interrupted or postponed priest or a magistrate that he had seen a flash of lighting or some other form of divine disapproval
SACERDOS VESTALIS
virgin holy female priests of Vesta, the goddess of the hearth. The objects of the Virgins were essentially the hearth fire and pure water drawn into a clay vase. Chosen between 6 and 10 years of age.
THE LARARIVM
sacred place of the home where offerings and prayers are made to the Gods. A private station to pray to the Lar Lar is Roman household deity who protected the land that the family lived upon
THE LARARIVM
"Salve lar familiaris (adoratio). Salvete Di Penates (adoratio). Salve Gen Patris Familias. Salve Vesta Mater. It is so!