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	[[Image:Temple-of-portunus-front-agricola.jpg\|thumb\|right\|[[Temple of Portunus]], Rome.]]		[[Image:Temple-of-portunus-front-agricola.jpg\|thumb\|right\|[[Temple of Portunus]], Rome.]]

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	''For Portunus in Nova Roma see: [[Portunus (Nova Roma)]].''		''For Portunus in Nova Roma see: [[Portunus (Nova Roma)]].''

−	[[Image:Temple-of-portunus-front-agricola.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Temple of Portunus, Rome.]]	+	[[Image:Temple-of-portunus-front-agricola.jpg\|thumb\|right\|[[Temple of Portunus]], Rome.]]

		+	'''Father Portunus''' was an ancient Roman god, already on the archaic religion, to whom are granted the gates (''porta''), the harbours (''portus''), and more precisely the river harbour of Rome called ''portus Tiberinus'', near the [[Forum Boarium]] where still today stands his temple.(See the picture on the right). His name also is written ''Portumnus''. As the twelve other deities which each has his own ''flamen'', Portunus is a local god of Rome and certainly a river god.

−	~~===~~Portunus~~===~~	+	He shares some characteristics with '''[[Ianus\|Janus]]''', the god of the house-doors ("janua"), while "porta" is rather gate, or town-doors. Both have as emblem the keys, offerred on August 17, during the celebrations of the god Portunus, the Portunalia, to bless the homes. Portunus also is depicted with an anchor.

−	'''~~Father~~ Portunus''' ~~was an ancient Roman god, already on the archaic religion,~~ to ~~whom are granted~~ the ~~gates (''porta'')~~, the ~~harbours~~ (~~''portus''~~), ~~and more precisely~~ the ~~river harbour of Rome called ''portus Tiberinus''~~, ~~near the Forum Boarium~~ where ~~still today stands his temple.(See the picture on the right). His name also~~ is ~~written ''Portumnus''. As~~ the ~~twelve other deities~~ which ~~each has his own ''flamen'', Portunus is a local god of Rome~~ and ~~certainly a river god~~.~~<br>~~	+	'''Portunus''' also has to watch over the wheat stocking in the warehouses of Rome, perhaps invoked during the food retailing (annona), as supposes his representation on the Benevent Arch, where Portunus is hailed by the emperor Trajanus, which increased the Ostia harbour in size and took care in free wheat retailing to the beneficiary Roman citizens.

−	He shares some characteristics with [[Ianus\|'''Janus''']], the god of the house-doors ("janua"), while "porta" is rather gate, or town-doors. Both have as emblem the keys, offerred on August 17, during the celebrations of the god Portunus, the Portunalia, to bless the homes. Portunus also is depicted with an anchor.<br>	+	==History==

−	'''Portunus''' ~~also has to watch over~~ the ~~wheat stocking in~~ the ~~warehouses of Rome, perhaps invoked~~ during the ~~food retailing~~ (~~annona~~)~~, as supposes his representation on~~ the ~~Benevent Arch~~, ~~where Portunus is hailed by the emperor Trajanus~~, ~~which increased~~ the ~~Ostia harbour in size and took care in free wheat retailing to~~ the ~~beneficiary Roman citizens~~. ~~<br>~~	+	'''Portunus''' is [[Mater Matuta]]'s son, the goddess which protects the Roman matrons and is honoured during the '''[[Matralia]]''' on june 11th, since Mater Matuta (Aurora) was assimilated to the Greek goddess Leucothea (The white goddess), former Ino, who were the mother of the marine deity Palaemon, assimilated to Portunus.

−	~~===History===~~	+	The antiquity of Portunus, his early character into the cults of the city and his originality are inferred from his name, his yearly festival and his flamen. His temple, near the Forum Boarium "Cattle market", where also were celebrated the '''Portunalia''' on August 17, and the portus Tiberinus is still standing.

−	'''~~Portunus~~''' ~~is the Mater Matuta~~'~~s son~~, the ~~goddess which protects~~ the ~~Roman matrons~~ and ~~is honoured during~~ the '''~~Matralia~~''' ~~on june 11th~~, ~~since Mater Matuta~~ (~~Aurora~~) ~~was assimilated to the Greek goddess Leucothea (The white goddess), former Ino, who were the mother of the marine deity Palaemon, assimilated to Portunus~~. ~~<br>~~	+	You can see it near the ''[[Aemilius pons]]'' (ponte Rotto). The street to the port, called ''vicus Lucceius'', went by the Porta Flumentana, in the [[Murus Servius\|Servian Wall]], then passed between the [[Temple of Portunus]] and the Portus Tiberinus. This was the place of the processions and the ceremonies of the '''Portunalia''', each August 17 (a.d. XVI Kal. Septembres).

−	The antiquity of Portunus, his early character into the cults of the city and his originality are inferred from his name, his yearly festival and his flamen. His temple, near the Forum Boarium "Cattle market", where also were celebrated the '''Portunalia''' on August 17, and the portus Tiberinus is still standing. <br>	+	==Festival==

−	~~You can see it near the~~ ''~~Aemilius pons~~'' ~~(ponte Rotto). The street to the port, called ''vicus Lucceius~~'', ~~went by~~ the ~~Porta Flumentana, in the wall murus Servius, then passed between~~ the temple of Portunus ~~and the Portus Tiberinus~~. ~~There was the place of the processions and the ceremonies of the '~~''Portunalia''', ~~each August 17 (~~a.~~d. XVI Kal. Septembres~~).<br>	+	The '''Portunalia''' are celebrated on {{Aug 17}} , the day when the temple of Portunus was consecrated. ''"Portunalia dicta a Portuno, cui eo die aedes in portu Tiberino facta et feriae institutae"'' (The Portunalia are named after Portunus, to whom on that day a temple in the Tiber port was made and consecrated.) <ref>Varro, VI,19</ref>.

−	==~~=Festival=~~==	+	==Poetry and literature==

−	~~The~~ '''~~Portunalia''' are celebrated on the August 17, the day when the temple of~~ Portunus ~~was consacred.~~ ''~~"Portunalia dicta a Portuno, cui eo die aedes in portu Tiberino facta et feriae institutae"~~'~~'. (Varro~~, VI,~~19)~~.~~<br>~~	+	'''Portunus''' is assimilated by poets, [[Vergil]] and [[Ovid]], to the Greek marine deity Melicertes/Palaemon.

−	~~===Poetry and litterature===~~	+	<blockquote>''Leucothea Grais, Matuta vocabere nostris;'' <br/>
		+	''In Portus nato jus erit omne tuo:''<br/>
		+	''Quem nos Portunum, sua lingua Palaemona dicet.''<br/>
		+	''Ite, precor, nostris uterque locis!''<ref>Ovid, Fasti, VI,545 - 548</ref><br/></blockquote>

−	~~'''Portunus''' is assimilated by poets, Vergil and Ovid, to the marine Greek deity Melicertes/Palaemon.~~	+	For his epithet "Father", see Aeneid V,241: <br/>
−		+	:''Et '''pater''' ipse manu magna '''Portunus''' euntem'' <br/>
−	~~<blockquote>~~	+	:''Impulit...'' <br>
−	~~''Leucothea Grais, Matuta vocabere nostris;'' <br />~~	+
−	~~''In Portus nato jus erit omne tuo:''<br />~~	+
−	~~''Quem nos Portunum, sua lingua Palaemona dicet.''<br />~~	+
−	~~''Ite, precor, nostris uterque locis!''<br />~~	+
−		+
−	~~-(Ovide, Fasti, VI,545 - 548).~~	+
−	~~</blockquote>~~	+
−		+
−	To his epithet Father, see ~~Eneid~~ V,241: <br>	+
−	''Et '''pater''' ipse manu magna '''Portunus''' euntem'' <br>	+
−	''Impulit...'' <br>	+

	See also:		See also:

	Orphic Hymn 75 to Palaemon (trans. Taylor) (Greek hymns C3rd B.C. to 2nd A.D.) :		Orphic Hymn 75 to Palaemon (trans. Taylor) (Greek hymns C3rd B.C. to 2nd A.D.) :
−	"''To Palaimon, Fumigation from Manna. O nursed with Dionysos, doomed to keep thy dwelling in the widely spreading deep; with joyful aspect to my prayer incline, propitious come, and bless the rites divine; thy mystics through the earth and sea attend, and from old sea’s stormy waves defend: for ships their safety ever owe to thee, who wanderest with them through the raging sea. Come, guardian power, whom mortal tribes desire, and far avert the deep’s destructive ire.''" [[<http://www.theoi.com/Pontios/Palaimon.html~~>]]~~ <br>	+	"''To Palaimon, Fumigation from Manna. O nursed with Dionysos, doomed to keep thy dwelling in the widely spreading deep; with joyful aspect to my prayer incline, propitious come, and bless the rites divine; thy mystics through the earth and sea attend, and from old sea’s stormy waves defend: for ships their safety ever owe to thee, who wanderest with them through the raging sea. Come, guardian power, whom mortal tribes desire, and far avert the deep’s destructive ire.''" <ref>http://www.theoi.com/Pontios/Palaimon.html</ref>

	Apuleius, The Golden Ass 4. 31 ff (trans. Walsh) (Roman novel C2nd A.D.) :		Apuleius, The Golden Ass 4. 31 ff (trans. Walsh) (Roman novel C2nd A.D.) :
−	"''Shaggy Portunus sporting his blue-green beard... and Palaemon, the little charioteer on his dolphin.''" <br>	+	"''Shaggy Portunus sporting his blue-green beard... and Palaemon, the little charioteer on his dolphin.''"
		+
		+	==Footnotes==
		+	<references/>

	==Sources==		==Sources==
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	*[Georges Dumézil, La religion romaine archaïque, Payot, 2000.]		*[Georges Dumézil, La religion romaine archaïque, Payot, 2000.]
	*[Virgile, Ovide et Varron.]		*[Virgile, Ovide et Varron.]
−
−	~~<hr>~~


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	'''Father Portunus''' was an ancient Roman god, already on the archaic religion, to whom are granted the gates (''porta''), the harbours (''portus''), and more precisely the river harbour of Rome called ''portus Tiberinus'', near the Forum Boarium where still today stands his temple.(See the picture on the right). His name also is written ''Portumnus''. As the twelve other deities which each has his own ''flamen'', Portunus is a local god of Rome and certainly a river god.<br>		'''Father Portunus''' was an ancient Roman god, already on the archaic religion, to whom are granted the gates (''porta''), the harbours (''portus''), and more precisely the river harbour of Rome called ''portus Tiberinus'', near the Forum Boarium where still today stands his temple.(See the picture on the right). His name also is written ''Portumnus''. As the twelve other deities which each has his own ''flamen'', Portunus is a local god of Rome and certainly a river god.<br>

−	He shares some characteristics with Janus, the god of the house-doors ("janua"), while "porta" is rather gate, or town-doors. Both have as emblem the keys, offerred on August 17, during the celebrations of the god Portunus, the Portunalia, to bless the homes. Portunus also is depicted with an anchor.<br>	+	He shares some characteristics with [[Ianus\|'''Janus''']], the god of the house-doors ("janua"), while "porta" is rather gate, or town-doors. Both have as emblem the keys, offerred on August 17, during the celebrations of the god Portunus, the Portunalia, to bless the homes. Portunus also is depicted with an anchor.<br>

	'''Portunus''' also has to watch over the wheat stocking in the warehouses of Rome, perhaps invoked during the food retailing (annona), as supposes his representation on the Benevent Arch, where Portunus is hailed by the emperor Trajanus, which increased the Ostia harbour in size and took care in free wheat retailing to the beneficiary Roman citizens. <br>		'''Portunus''' also has to watch over the wheat stocking in the warehouses of Rome, perhaps invoked during the food retailing (annona), as supposes his representation on the Benevent Arch, where Portunus is hailed by the emperor Trajanus, which increased the Ostia harbour in size and took care in free wheat retailing to the beneficiary Roman citizens. <br>

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	Apuleius, The Golden Ass 4. 31 ff (trans. Walsh) (Roman novel C2nd A.D.) :		Apuleius, The Golden Ass 4. 31 ff (trans. Walsh) (Roman novel C2nd A.D.) :
	"''Shaggy Portunus sporting his blue-green beard... and Palaemon, the little charioteer on his dolphin.''" <br>		"''Shaggy Portunus sporting his blue-green beard... and Palaemon, the little charioteer on his dolphin.''" <br>
		+
		+	==Sources==
		+
		+	*[Filippo Coarelli, Guide archéologique de Rome, Hachette, 1994.]
		+	*[Jean Bayet, La religion romaine, Payot, 1999. ]
		+	*[Robert Turcan, Rome et ses dieux, Hachette, 1998.]
		+	*[Georges Dumézil, La religion romaine archaïque, Payot, 2000.]
		+	*[Virgile, Ovide et Varron.]
		+
		+	<hr>


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	Orphic Hymn 75 to Palaemon (trans. Taylor) (Greek hymns C3rd B.C. to 2nd A.D.) :		Orphic Hymn 75 to Palaemon (trans. Taylor) (Greek hymns C3rd B.C. to 2nd A.D.) :
−	"To Palaimon, Fumigation from Manna. O nursed with Dionysos, doomed to keep thy dwelling in the widely spreading deep; with joyful aspect to my prayer incline, propitious come, and bless the rites divine; thy mystics through the earth and sea attend, and from old sea’s stormy waves defend: for ships their safety ever owe to thee, who wanderest with them through the raging sea. Come, guardian power, whom mortal tribes desire, and far avert the deep’s destructive ire." [[<http://www.theoi.com/Pontios/Palaimon.html>]] <br>	+	"''To Palaimon, Fumigation from Manna. O nursed with Dionysos, doomed to keep thy dwelling in the widely spreading deep; with joyful aspect to my prayer incline, propitious come, and bless the rites divine; thy mystics through the earth and sea attend, and from old sea’s stormy waves defend: for ships their safety ever owe to thee, who wanderest with them through the raging sea. Come, guardian power, whom mortal tribes desire, and far avert the deep’s destructive ire.''" [[<http://www.theoi.com/Pontios/Palaimon.html>]] <br>

	Apuleius, The Golden Ass 4. 31 ff (trans. Walsh) (Roman novel C2nd A.D.) :		Apuleius, The Golden Ass 4. 31 ff (trans. Walsh) (Roman novel C2nd A.D.) :
−	"Shaggy Portunus sporting his blue-green beard... and Palaemon, the little charioteer on his dolphin." <br>	+	"''Shaggy Portunus sporting his blue-green beard... and Palaemon, the little charioteer on his dolphin.''" <br>


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	''For Portunus in Nova Roma see: [[Portunus (Nova Roma)]].''		''For Portunus in Nova Roma see: [[Portunus (Nova Roma)]].''

−	[[Image:Temple-of-portunus-front-agricola.jpg\|thumb\|right\|[[Temple of Portunus]], Rome.]]	+	[[Image:Temple-of-portunus-front-agricola.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Temple of Portunus, Rome.]]

−	~~For~~ the ~~time being~~, ~~only~~ the ~~French version~~ is ~~available~~, ~~clic~~ on "~~Français~~".	+
		+	===Portunus===
		+
		+	'''Father Portunus''' was an ancient Roman god, already on the archaic religion, to whom are granted the gates (''porta''), the harbours (''portus''), and more precisely the river harbour of Rome called ''portus Tiberinus'', near the Forum Boarium where still today stands his temple.(See the picture on the right). His name also is written ''Portumnus''. As the twelve other deities which each has his own ''flamen'', Portunus is a local god of Rome and certainly a river god.<br>
		+
		+	He shares some characteristics with Janus, the god of the house-doors ("janua"), while "porta" is rather gate, or town-doors. Both have as emblem the keys, offerred on August 17, during the celebrations of the god Portunus, the Portunalia, to bless the homes. Portunus also is depicted with an anchor.<br>
		+
		+	'''Portunus''' also has to watch over the wheat stocking in the warehouses of Rome, perhaps invoked during the food retailing (annona), as supposes his representation on the Benevent Arch, where Portunus is hailed by the emperor Trajanus, which increased the Ostia harbour in size and took care in free wheat retailing to the beneficiary Roman citizens. <br>
		+
		+	===History===
		+
		+	'''Portunus''' is the Mater Matuta's son, the goddess which protects the Roman matrons and is honoured during the '''Matralia''' on june 11th, since Mater Matuta (Aurora) was assimilated to the Greek goddess Leucothea (The white goddess), former Ino, who were the mother of the marine deity Palaemon, assimilated to Portunus. <br>
		+
		+	The antiquity of Portunus, his early character into the cults of the city and his originality are inferred from his name, his yearly festival and his flamen. His temple, near the Forum Boarium "Cattle market", where also were celebrated the '''Portunalia''' on August 17, and the portus Tiberinus is still standing. <br>
		+
		+	You can see it near the ''Aemilius pons'' (ponte Rotto). The street to the port, called ''vicus Lucceius'', went by the Porta Flumentana, in the wall murus Servius, then passed between the temple of Portunus and the Portus Tiberinus. There was the place of the processions and the ceremonies of the '''Portunalia''', each August 17 (a.d. XVI Kal. Septembres).<br>
		+
		+	===Festival===
		+
		+	The '''Portunalia''' are celebrated on the August 17, the day when the temple of Portunus was consacred. ''"Portunalia dicta a Portuno, cui eo die aedes in portu Tiberino facta et feriae institutae"''. (Varro, VI,19).<br>
		+
		+	===Poetry and litterature===
		+
		+	'''Portunus''' is assimilated by poets, Vergil and Ovid, to the marine Greek deity Melicertes/Palaemon.
		+
		+	<blockquote>
		+	''Leucothea Grais, Matuta vocabere nostris;'' <br />
		+	''In Portus nato jus erit omne tuo:''<br />
		+	''Quem nos Portunum, sua lingua Palaemona dicet.''<br />
		+	''Ite, precor, nostris uterque locis!''<br />
		+
		+	-(Ovide, Fasti, VI,545 - 548).
		+	</blockquote>
		+
		+	To his epithet Father, see Eneid V,241: <br>
		+	''Et '''pater''' ipse manu magna '''Portunus''' euntem'' <br>
		+	''Impulit...'' <br>
		+
		+	See also:
		+
		+	Orphic Hymn 75 to Palaemon (trans. Taylor) (Greek hymns C3rd B.C. to 2nd A.D.) :
		+	"To Palaimon, Fumigation from Manna. O nursed with Dionysos, doomed to keep thy dwelling in the widely spreading deep; with joyful aspect to my prayer incline, propitious come, and bless the rites divine; thy mystics through the earth and sea attend, and from old sea’s stormy waves defend: for ships their safety ever owe to thee, who wanderest with them through the raging sea. Come, guardian power, whom mortal tribes desire, and far avert the deep’s destructive ire." [[<http://www.theoi.com/Pontios/Palaimon.html>]] <br>
		+
		+	Apuleius, The Golden Ass 4. 31 ff (trans. Walsh) (Roman novel C2nd A.D.) :
		+	"Shaggy Portunus sporting his blue-green beard... and Palaemon, the little charioteer on his dolphin." <br>


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		+	For the time being, only the French version is available, clic on "Français".


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		+	''For Portunus in Nova Roma see: [[Portunus (Nova Roma)]].''

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	[[Image:Temple-of-portunus-front-agricola.jpg\|thumb\|right\|[[Temple of Portunus]], Rome.]]		[[Image:Temple-of-portunus-front-agricola.jpg\|thumb\|right\|[[Temple of Portunus]], Rome.]]