Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Protective household deities of newborn infants

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A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Rescue and Protection. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


greek roman

  • Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome PALES. / PICUS. / PICUMNUS AND PILUMNUS. / SILVANUS.; lines 5880-5895 confidence: high

    “Picumnus and Pilumnus were two household divinities of the Romans” and “special presiding deities of new-born infants.”

    Two Roman household divinities are said to preside specially over newborn infants.

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