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In Roman mythology, Feronia was a fertility goddess who was revered in order to secure a good harvest. Many versions of her cult have been supposed, and it seems quite probable that it was an Etruscan-derived cult. She was also the goddess of travel, fire and waters. Her son was Herulus.

Feronia had a temple at the base of Mt. Soracte in Capena ( Fiano Romano ), another important one in Terracina (Southern Latium) and one on the Campus Martius in the center of Rome.

Slaves believed she was a goddess of freedom, and they believed that sitting on a holy stone in one of her sanctuaries would set them free.

Her festival was on November 15.

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FeroniaFeronia has several meanings. In Roman mythology, Feronia was a fertility goddess. In Etruscan mythology, Feronia was a goddess of fire and fertility. Feronia is the name of a mysterious ancient site (now disappeared) near the town of Posada ( Sardinia, I

Feronia (goddess)In Roman mythology, Feronia was a fertility goddess who was revered in order to secure a good harvest. Many versions of her cult have been supposed, and it seems quite probable that it was an Etruscan-derived cult. She was also the goddess of travel, fire

Feronia (Sardinia)Feronia is also the name of a mysterious ancient site (now disappeared) near the town of Posada ( Sardinia, Italy), which was in Ptolemy's maps and following until the Middle Ages. It is supposed that, due to the peculiar character and history of the terr

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