Laverna
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| Topics in Roman mythology | |
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| Important Gods: | |
| Jupiter | Minerva |
| Mars | Mercury |
| Quirinus | Vulcan |
| Vesta | Ceres |
| Juno | Venus |
| Fortuna | Lares |
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| Roman Kingdom | |
| Religion in ancient Rome | |
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| Roman, Greek, and Etruscan mythologies compared | |
| Other gods of craft and trade: | |
| Penates | Lemures |
| Dei Lucrii | Eventus Bonus |
| Furrina | Portunes |
In Roman mythology, Laverna was a goddess of thieves, cheats and the underworld. She was propitiated by libations poured with the left hand. The poet Horace and the playwright Plautus call her a goddess of thieves. In Rome, her sanctuary was near the Porta Lavernalis.
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Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Laverna. |
Michael Jordon, Encyclopedia of Gods, Kyle Cathie Limited, 2002
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