The Roman Religion Articles of Smith's Dictionary

The Gods
and their attributes

For gods and goddesses, see Bulfinch's Mythology. For related material, see the following articles:

Aegis • Talaria

buildings & spaces

Templum • Ara (the Roman altar) • Argei • Asylum • Bidental • Cella • Lararium • Pomoerium • Sacellum • Sacrarium

divination

Augurium • Caput Extorum • Divinatio • Haruspices • Inauguratio • Oraculum • Prodigium • Sibyllini Libri (Sibylline Books) • Sortes

dress & cult implements

Acerra • Apex • Caduceus • Culter • Guttus • Infula • Lituus • Nebris • Sagmina • Secespita • Serta (garlands) • Thronus • Thyrsus • Turibulum • Urceus

festivals

Feriae • Agonalia • Augustalia • Armilustrium • Bacchanalia • Carmentalia • Cerealia • Charistia • Compitalia • Consualia • Decennalia • Equiria • Floralia • Fontinalia: no article, but see brief information in Platner • Fordicidia: no article, but see article in Daremberg & Saglio • Fornacalia • Furrinalia: no article, but see brief information in Platner • Hilaria • Juvenalia • Larentalia • Lemuralia (Lemuria) • Liberalia • Ludi • Ludi Apollinares • Ludi Honorarii • Ludi Saeculares • Lupercalia • Matralia not the same as the Matronalia • Meditrinalia • Neptunalia • Novendiale • Palilia • Populifugia • Portumnalia • Quinquatrus • Quinquennalia (this festival is secular, in fact) • Quirinalia • Regifugium • Robigalia • Septimontium • Terminalia • Vinalia • Vulcanalia

Greek festivals: Panegyris • Actia • Adonia • Aeginetan Festival • Aeora • Agraulia • Agrionia • Agroteras Thusia • Alaea • Alcathoea • Aleaia • Aloa • Amarynthia • Ambrosia • Amphiaraia • Amphidromia • Anagogia • Anakeia • Anaxagoreia • Androgeonia • Anthesphoria • Antigoneia • Antinoeia • Apaturia • Aphrodisia • Apollonia • Ariadneia • Arrhephoria • Artemisia • Asclepieia • Bendideia • Boreasmi • Boedromia • Brasideia • Brauronia • Cabeiria • Carneia • Carya • Chalceia • Chalcioicia • Chelidonia • Chitonia • Chloeia • Chthonia • Cotyttia • Daedala • Daphnephoria • Delia • Delphinia • Demetria • Diasia • Dictynnia • Diipoleia • Diocleia • Dioscuria • Eisiteria • Elaphebolia • Eleusinia (the Eleusinian Mysteries) Eleutheria • Ellotia • Ephesia • Erotia • Gymnopaedia • Heraea • Hermaea • Hyacinthia • Inoa • Isthmia (the Isthmian Games) • Laphria • Leonideia • Lernaea • Lycaea • Menelaeia • Metageitnia • Munychia • Museia • Mysia • Nemea (the Nemean Games) • Oschophoria • Pamboeotia • Panathenaea (and Hydriaphoria) • Pandia • Panellenia • Panionia • Plynteria • Poseidonia • Prometheia • Protrygaea • Pyanepsia • Pythia (the Pythian Games) • Sthenia • Synoikia • Thalysia • Thargelia • Theophania • Theseia • Thesmophoria • Tithenidia

also: Callisteia (beauty contests) • Hestiasis (liturgical banquets) • Lampadephoria (torch races)

funerals & tombs

Funus (the main article on the Roman funeral) • Cenotaphium • Cippus • Columbarium • Mausoleum • Novendiale

magic & astrology

Amuletum • Astrologia • Fascinum (the evil eye)

priestly offices

Aeditui • Arvales Fratres (Arval Brethren) • Augures • Augustales • Camilli • Curio • Decemviri (Quindecemviri) Sacris Faciundis • Epulones • Fetiales • Flamen • Galli • Luperci • Neocori • Pontifex • Rex Sacrificulus • Sacerdos • Salii • Vestal Virgins

See also divination, above.

ritual

Amburbium • Apotheosis • Argei • Lectisternium • Lustratio • Sacrificium • Supplicatio • Thensae • Velum

sacrifices, vows, etc.

Donaria • Jusjurandum (oaths) • Ver Sacrum

weddings

Matrimonium