Robigo
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Robigo is an ancient Roman deity associated with crop blight and agricultural disease, whose appeasement was sought to protect the harvest.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robigalia | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman deity
ⓘ
Roman festival ⓘ agricultural deity ⓘ |
| appeasedBy |
prayers
ⓘ
sacrifice of a red dog ⓘ sacrifice of sheep ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
crop blight ⓘ plant disease ⓘ wheat rust ⓘ |
| category |
Roman chthonic deities
ⓘ
Roman gods of agriculture ⓘ |
| cultStatus | minor deity ⓘ |
| cultTitle | dea ⓘ |
| cultType |
rural cult
ⓘ
state cult ⓘ |
| date | April 25 ⓘ |
| domain | agriculture ⓘ |
| etymologyRelatedTo | robigo (Latin for rust, mildew) ⓘ |
| feast | Robigalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
avert mildew from crops
ⓘ
protect harvest from disease ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasAspect | destructive power over crops ⓘ |
| honours | Robigo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Via Claudia Milestone 5
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
outskirts of Rome ⓘ |
| mentionedBy | Ovid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Ovid Fasti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherForm | Robigus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propitiatedFor | healthy harvest ⓘ |
| purpose | avert crop disease ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Roman religion ⓘ |
| ritual |
prayers to Robigo
ⓘ
sacrifice of a red dog ⓘ sacrifice of sheep ⓘ |
| role | personification of crop blight ⓘ |
| seasonalAssociation | spring ⓘ |
| symbol |
blight
ⓘ
rust ⓘ |
| worshipContext | protection of grain crops ⓘ |
| worshippedBy | Roman farmers ⓘ |
| worshippedIn | ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.