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| + | At the founding of Rome, the gods were '''numina''', divine manifestations, faceless, formless, but no less powerful. The idea of gods as anthropomorphized beings came later, with the influence from Etruscans and Greeks, which had human form. Some of the Roman Gods are at least as old as the founding of Rome. | ||
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| + | The concept of '''numen''' continued to exist and it was related to any manifestation of the divine. For the Romans, everything in Nature is thought to be inhabited by '''numina''', which explains the big number of deities in the Roman pantheon, as will be shown. '''Numina''' manifest the divine will by means of natural phenomena, which the pious Roman constantly seeks to interpret. That's why great attention is paid to omens and portents in every aspect of Roman daily life. | ||
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These are the traditional gods of the [[:Category:Religio Romana|Religio Romana]]. | These are the traditional gods of the [[:Category:Religio Romana|Religio Romana]]. | ||
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Revision as of 02:43, 31 October 2006
At the founding of Rome, the gods were numina, divine manifestations, faceless, formless, but no less powerful. The idea of gods as anthropomorphized beings came later, with the influence from Etruscans and Greeks, which had human form. Some of the Roman Gods are at least as old as the founding of Rome.
The concept of numen continued to exist and it was related to any manifestation of the divine. For the Romans, everything in Nature is thought to be inhabited by numina, which explains the big number of deities in the Roman pantheon, as will be shown. Numina manifest the divine will by means of natural phenomena, which the pious Roman constantly seeks to interpret. That's why great attention is paid to omens and portents in every aspect of Roman daily life.
These are the traditional gods of the Religio Romana.
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