Juventas

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Juventas is the Roman goddess of youth, associated with young adulthood and the protection and initiation of young citizens.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Juventas canonical 2
Iuventas 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman goddess
deity
associatedWith Roman citizenship
initiation of young citizens
military service of youths
protection of young citizens
young adulthood
cultPractices state-sponsored rites
votive offerings by young men
cultTitle Juventas self-linksurface differs
surface form: Iuventas

Iuventus
culture Ancient Roman religion
domain youth
equivalentOf Hebe
function guardian of youth
overseer of civic initiation
gender female
hasGreekCounterpart Hebe
hasTemple Temple of Juventas on the Palatine Hill
linkedRiteOfPassage assumption of the toga virilis
entry into Roman civic life
mythologicalSphere Olympian deities
nameLanguage Latin
oftenDepictedAs maiden
young woman
parent Juno
Jupiter
religion Roman polytheism
role patron of newly enrolled soldiers
protector of young men entering citizenship
symbolicMeaning renewal
transition to adulthood
vitality
timePeriod Roman Empire
Roman Republic
veneratedByGroup Roman youths
newly enlisted soldiers
worshipContext domestic cult
public state cult
worshippedBy Romans
worshippedIn Rome

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Juno parentOf Juventas
Hebe romanEquivalent Juventas
Juventas cultTitle Juventas self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Iuventas