In Roman mythology, Angerona or Angeronia was an old Roman goddess, whose name and functions are variously explained. According to ancient authorities, she was a goddess who relieved men from pain and sorrow, or delivered the Romans and their flocks from angina (quinsy); or she was the protecting goddess of Rome and the keeper of the sacred name of the city, which might not be pronounced lest it should be revealed to her enemies; it was even thought that Angerona itself was this name. Modern scholars regard her as a goddess akin to Ops, Acca Larentia and Dea Dia; or as the goddess of the new year and the returning sun (according to Mommsen, ab angerendo = ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀναφέρεσθαι. τὸν ἥλιον). Her festival, called Divalia or Angeronalia, was celebrated on the 21st of December. The priests offered sacrifice in the temple of Volupia, the goddess of pleasure, in which stood a statue of Angerona, with a finger on her mouth, which was bound and closed (Macrobius i. 10; Pliny, Nat. Hist. iii. 9; Varro, L. L. vi. 23). She was worshipped as Ancharia at Faesulae, where an altar belonging to her has been discovered. Roman mythology can be considered as two parts. ... In Roman mythology, Jupiter (sometimes shortened to Jove) held the same role as Zeus in the Greek pantheon. ... Mars was the Roman god of war, the son of Juno and a magical flower (or Jupiter). ... In Roman mythology, Quirinus was a mysterious god. ... Vesta was the virgin goddess of the hearth, home, and family in Roman mythology, analogous to Hestia in Greek mythology. ... Juno was the equivalent of the Greeks Hera, queen of the gods. ... In Roman mythology, Fortuna (Greek equivalent Tyche) was the personification of luck, hopefully of good luck. ... Minerva was a Roman goddess of crafts and wisdom. ... Mercury is a god, also known as the god of trade, profit and commerce. ... Vulcan, in Roman mythology, is the son of Jupiter and Juno, and husband of Maia and Venus. ... For other uses, see Ceres (disambiguation). ... Venus is the Roman goddess of love, equivalent to Greek Aphrodite and Etruscan Turan. ... Lares (pl. ... There were seven traditional Kings of Rome before the establishment of the Roman Republic. ... Religion in ancient Rome combined several different cult practices and embraced more than a single set of beliefs. ... A flamen was a priest of the Roman religion. ... Roman mythology was strongly influenced by Greek mythology and Etruscan mythology. ... Aius Locutius is a Roman legend. ... In Roman mythology, Concordia was the goddess of agreement, understanding, and marital harmony. ... In Roman mythology, Copia was the goddess of abundance. ... In Roman mythology, the Fides (faith) was the goddess of loyalty. ... In Roman mythology, Spes was the goddess of hope. ... Roman mythology can be considered as two parts. ... In Roman mythology, Acca Larentia was Hercules mistress. ... The Divalia was a Roman festival held on December 21, in honour of the goddess Angerona, whence it is also called Angeronalia. ... The Divalia was a Roman festival held on December 21, in honour of the goddess Angerona, whence it is also called Angeronalia. ... December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Ambrosius Theodosius Macrobius, Roman grammarian and philosopher, flourished during the reigns of Honorius and Arcadius (395-423). ... There are two famous persons named Pliny: Pliny the Elder, a Roman nobleman, scientist and historian who died in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD The great-nephew of the former, Pliny the Younger, a statesman, orator, and writer who lived between 62 AD and 113 AD. This... Varro was a Roman cognomen carried by: Caius Terentius Varro, the consul Marcus Terentius Varro (known as Varro Reatinus), the scholar Publius Terentius Varro (known as Varro Atacinus), the poet This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

In art, she was depicted with a bandaged mouth and a finger pressed to her lips, demanding silence.

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