Also known as Opis
In ancient Roman religion, Ops, (Latin: "Plenty") also spelled Opes or Opis, was a fertility and earth goddess of abundance, prosperity, and agriculture, and the consort of Saturn. As Ops Consiva, she presided over the reserved portion of the harvest alongside Consus, the god of stored grain. She was celebrated during two yearly festivals: Opiconsivia in August and Opalia in December.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Roman
- Deity.name
- Ops
- Deity.other_names
- Opes, Opis
- Deity.image
- Livia statue.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Roman empress Livia attired as the goddess Ops, holding a cornucopia and sheath of wheat
- Deity.god_of
- Goddess of Agriculture, Abundance, and the Earth
- Deity.symbol
- Wheat, corn, cornucopia
- Deity.consort
- Saturn
- Deity.Greek_equivalent
- Rhea
- Deity.festivals
- Opiconsivia, Opalia
- Deity.gender
- Female
- Deity.temple
- Temple of Ops
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- Livia statue.jpg
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- Ops
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- Ops
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- Ops
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- Etymology
- Origins
- Function and worship
- Festivals
- Temples
- Iconography
- Literature
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In ancient Roman religion, Ops, (Latin: "Plenty") also spelled Opes or Opis, was a fertility and earth goddess of abundance, prosperity, and agriculture, and the consort of Saturn. As Ops Consiva, she presided over the reserved portion of the harvest alongside Consus, the god of stored grain. She was celebrated during two yearly festivals: Opiconsivia in August and Opalia in December.
Ops was frequently compared to goddesses like Demeter, Cybele, Ceres, and Terra, who were similarly associated with the earth and agriculture. She was conflated with the Greek Rhea, mother of the first generation Olympians and consort of Cronus, the Greek equivalent of Saturn.