Consus
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Consus is an ancient Roman deity associated with the protection of stored grain and secret counsel, often linked to agricultural festivals and underground altars.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman deity
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agricultural deity ⓘ chthonic deity ⓘ harvest god ⓘ |
| altarLocation | underground at the Circus Maximus ⓘ |
| altarVisibility |
buried most of the year
ⓘ
uncovered on festival days ⓘ |
| animalAssociation |
donkeys
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horses ⓘ mules ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
agriculture
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deliberation ⓘ granaries ⓘ harvest ⓘ secret counsel ⓘ stored grain ⓘ |
| cultType |
rural cult
ⓘ
state cult ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Roman religion ⓘ |
| deityDomain |
storage of agricultural produce
ⓘ
subterranean powers ⓘ |
| etymologyProposedFrom |
Latin condere (to store, to found)
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Latin consilium (counsel) ⓘ |
| festival |
Consuales Ludi
NERFINISHED
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Consualia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festivalDate |
15 December
ⓘ
21 August ⓘ |
| function |
god of secret councils
ⓘ
guardian of granaries ⓘ protector of harvest in storage ⓘ protector of stored grain ⓘ |
| gender | male deity ⓘ |
| honoredDuring |
Consualia of August
NERFINISHED
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Consualia of December ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Roman kingship legends
ⓘ
foundation myths of Rome ⓘ |
| pantheon | Roman pantheon ⓘ |
| ritualPractice |
horses and mules crowned with garlands
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races in the Circus Maximus ⓘ |
| sometimesAssociatedWith | Saturn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sometimesIdentifiedWith | Neptune Equestris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolicRole |
mediator of hidden resources
ⓘ
patron of strategic planning ⓘ |
| worshipPeriod |
Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipPlace |
Circus Maximus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
underground altar ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.