Patelana

Topics in Roman mythology
Important Gods:
Jupiter Mars Quirinus Vesta Juno Fortuna	Minerva Mercury Vulcan Ceres Venus Lares
Roman Kingdom
Religion in ancient Rome
Flamens
Roman, Greek, and Etruscan mythologies compared
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Other Rustic Gods:
Bona Dea Carmenta Camenae Dea Dia Convector	Flora Lupercus Pales Pomona Egeria

In Roman mythology and religion, Patelana or Patella was a minor deity or numen who protected the opening husks of grain. Augustine of Hippo refers to Patelana among a number of other grain gods in a passage of De Civitate Dei contrasting the multitude of Roman gods to the single God worshipped by Christianity.

References

• Augustine, De Civitate Dei Book IV Chapter 8. Latin text, English translation

• Lesley Adkins, Roy A. Adkins. Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome. Oxford University Press, 1998. ISBN 9780195123326

External links

• Myth Index - Patella