Quirinus

Quirinus
God of the Roman state
Member of the Archaic Triad
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[1]
Other namesCurinus, Corinus, Querinus, Queirinus
Major cult centerQuirinal Hill
AbodeQuirinal Hill
Symbolsbeard, religious and military clothing
Gendermale
FestivalsQuirinalia
ConsortHersilia-Hora

In Roman mythology and religion, Quirinus (/kwɪˈrnəs/ kwi-RY-nəs,[2] Latin: [kᶣɪˈriːnʊs]) is an early god of the Roman state. In Augustan Rome, Quirinus was also an epithet of Janus, as Janus Quirinus.[3]

  1. ^ Orlin, Eric (2010). Foreign Cults in Rome: Creating a Roman Empire. Oxford University Press. p. 144.
  2. ^ "Quirinus". Collins Dictionary. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  3. ^ In the prayer of the fetiales quoted by Livy (I.32.10); Macrobius (Sat. I.9.15);

Quirinus

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