Semo Sancus

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Semo Sancus is an ancient Italic god, particularly revered by the Sabines and early Romans as a divine guarantor of oaths, treaties, and good faith.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Semo Sancus canonical 2
Sancus 1

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Italic god
Roman god
Sabine god
deity
associatedConcept contracts
fides
hospitality
oath-taking
considered protector of sworn hospitality
witness to oaths taken under the open sky
cultStatusInRome early and archaic
culture Roman religion
Sabine religion
domain law
moral obligation
social order
epithet Sanctus
Semo
etymologyRelatedTo Latin sancire (to hallow, to ratify)
function ensuring the sanctity of oaths
overseeing sworn agreements
protecting private contracts
protecting public treaties
hasAlternativeName Dius Fidius
Semo Sancus
surface form: Sancus
hasCultTitle Dis Pater
surface form: Dius

Fidius
hasSanctuary Temple of Semo Sancus on the Quirinal Hill
hasTempleLocation Quirinal Hill
linkedTo Fides
Hercules
Jupiter
role guarantor of oaths
guardian of good faith
protector of treaties
timePeriodOfProminence archaic Rome
early Roman Republic
worshippedBy Sabines
early Romans
worshippedIn Rome
Sabinum
worshipPractice invocation in treaty ceremonies
oaths sworn in his name
rituals affirming good faith

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sabines associatedDeity Semo Sancus
Semo Sancus hasAlternativeName Semo Sancus
this entity surface form: Sancus
Sabine deityAssociatedWith Semo Sancus
subject surface form: Sabines