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Quirinus

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Also known as Quilinus

Key facts

Deity.type
Roman
Deity.name
Quirinus
Deity.deity_of
God of the Roman state
Deity.member_of
the Archaic Triad
Deity.image
Denarius C. Memmius C. F. Romulus.jpg
Deity.caption
Denarius picturing Quirinus on the obverse, and Ceres enthroned on the reverse, a commemoration by a moneyer in 56 BCE of a Cerealia presented by an earlier Gaius Memmius as aedile
Deity.other_names
Curinus, Corinus, Querinus, Queirinus
Deity.cult_center
Quirinal Hill
Deity.symbols
beard, religious and military clothing
Deity.abode
Quirinal Hill
Deity.consort
Hersilia-Hora
Deity.gender
male
Deity.festivals
Quirinalia

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Caius Memmius denier Gallica 21993 avers.jpg
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Commons category
Quirinus
native label
Quirīnus
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18 sections
Contents
  • Name
  • Attestations
  • Etymology
  • Depiction and worship
  • History
  • Deified Romulus
  • Brelich's argument for split deification
  • The Grabovian pantheon
  • The Capitoline Triad
  • Fade into obscurity
  • Legacy
  • See also
  • Footnotes
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • Modern sources
  • Ancient sources
  • Further reading

In Roman mythology and religion, Quirinus ( , ) is an early god of the Roman state. In Augustan Rome, Quirinus was also an epithet of Janus, Mars, and Jupiter.

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