cult of Venus Genetrix
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The cult of Venus Genetrix was a Roman state and dynastic cult venerating Venus as the divine ancestress and protector of Julius Caesar and the Julian family.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman cult
ⓘ
dynastic cult ⓘ state cult ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Julian family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ gens Iulia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beneficiaries |
Julian family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Julio-Claudian emperors NERFINISHED ⓘ Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Caesarian propaganda
ⓘ
Forum Iulium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultCenter | Temple of Venus Genetrix in the Forum of Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultType |
ancestral cult
ⓘ
imperial family cult precursor ⓘ |
| deityType | aspect of the goddess Venus ⓘ |
| establishedFor |
emphasizing divine ancestry of the Julian line
ⓘ
legitimizing Julius Caesar's rule ⓘ |
| floruit | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| function |
protection of Julius Caesar and the Julian family
ⓘ
veneration of Venus as divine ancestress of Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| hasPlaceOfWorship | Temple of Venus Genetrix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Italian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconographicAttribute |
Venus associated with fertility and lineage
ⓘ
Venus depicted as matronly mother NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | imperial cult of the Julio-Claudian emperors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCult | Latin ⓘ |
| linkedMyth |
Aeneas as son of Venus
ⓘ
descent of gens Iulia from Venus through Aeneas ⓘ |
| linkedToPoliticalPower |
Julio-Claudian dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Julius Caesar's dictatorship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTempleCity | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTempleLocation | Forum of Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originPeriod | late Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronDeityRole |
divine ancestress of Julius Caesar
ⓘ
protectress of the Julian family ⓘ |
| promotedBy |
Augustus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedCult |
cult of Venus Victrix
ⓘ
imperial cult of Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousLevel | official state level ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Roman religion ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
family lineage
ⓘ
political legitimacy ⓘ protection of the Roman state ⓘ |
| theologicalAspectOfVenus | Venus as Genetrix (the ancestress, mother) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedDeity | Venus Genetrix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipContext |
dynastic self-legitimation
ⓘ
public state religion ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.