Venus Cloacina
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Venus Cloacina is an aspect of the Roman goddess Venus associated with purification and the Cloaca Maxima, the great sewer of ancient Rome.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cloacina | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman goddess
ⓘ
aspect of Venus ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Comitium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Forum NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiber River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cloaca Maxima
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cleanliness ⓘ drainage ⓘ public hygiene ⓘ purification ⓘ sewers ⓘ |
| category |
Roman goddesses
ⓘ
Venus (mythology) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultAspectOf | love and purification combined ⓘ |
| cultCenter |
Cloaca Maxima
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Forum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Roman culture ⓘ |
| domain |
urban infrastructure
ⓘ
water purification ⓘ |
| epithetLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| epithetMeaning | the Purifier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
protection of sewer system
ⓘ
purification of filth ⓘ symbolic purification of the city ⓘ |
| hasSanctuary |
Sacellum of Venus Cloacina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
small shrine near the Forum’s Comitium ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Cloacina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Venus Cloacina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconography |
figures holding myrtle branches
ⓘ
two female figures standing on a round base ⓘ |
| linkedToDeity |
Cloacina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedStructure | Cloaca Maxima outlet into the Tiber ⓘ |
| religion | Roman religion ⓘ |
| representedOn |
Republican coinage
ⓘ
Roman coins ⓘ |
| symbolism |
moral and physical cleansing
ⓘ
transition from filth to purity ⓘ |
| worshippedIn | ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipPeriod |
Roman Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Imperial Rome ⓘ |
| worshipType |
state cult
ⓘ
urban cult ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cloacina