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The di indigetes ("indigenous gods") were a group of Roman gods, goddesses and spirits not adopted from other mythologies. These numinous beings predated the syncretism of di novensides ("newcomer gods" in Georg Wissowa's terminology).

Most of these are very minor gods, little more than personifications of an abstract quality. Ops, Janus and Quirinus are among the few important di indigetes. Additionally, as most Latin words for abstractions and concepts were feminine, the vast majority of di indigetes are female, and Roman mythology in general has an abundance of goddesses.

List of di indigetes

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Name Information Image
Abeona Goddess who protected children the first time they left their parents' home, safeguarding their first steps alone. She is related to Adeona and the Latin prefix ab, meaning "from".[1]
Abundantia Goddess of abundance, good fortune and prosperity. She was the guardian of the cornucopia and the distributor of food and money. Although few signs of worship and temples of Abundantia have been found in Rome, she appeared frequently in art and coins, most commonly being represented as holding a cornucopia and sheafs of coin, allowing some of the contents to spill to the ground.
Adeona Goddess who guided children back to their parents' home. She is related to Abeona and the Latin prefix ad, meaning "to".[1]
Aequitas Also known as Aecetia, this goddess of fair trade and honest merchants personified fairness and balance. Like Abundantia, she held a cornucopia, representing wealth from commerce, but she also held a libra ("balance", "scales"), representing equity and fairness. During the Roman Empire, Aequitas was sometimes depicted as a quality or aspect of the emperor, under the name Aequitas Augusti.
Aequitas holding her symbols on the reverse of this antoninianus struck under Roman Emperor Claudius II.
Aera Cura Goddess associated with the underworld. See also Aericura, another underworld goddess, of Germano-Celtic origin.
Aeternitas Dea significans aeternitatem, tempus perpetuum. Signum eium erat phoenix (avis resurgens igne) sive uroborus (serpens mordens caudam eiam).
Africus God of the southern or southwest wind, originally named Afer ventus ("African wind") because Africa was to the south of Rome. He later became associated with the Greek Anemos (Venti in Latin, meaning "Wind") Lips.
Aius Locutius
Alemonia Goddess responsible for feeding and caring for unborn children.
Angerona
Angita
Angitia
Anna Perenna
Antevorte
Averna
Bona Dea
Bubona
Candelifera
Cardea
Carmenta
Carna
Catillus
Cinxia
Clementia
Cloacina
Cocles
Concordia
Conditor
Consus
Convector
Copia
Corus
Cuba
Cunina
Cura
Curiatii
Dea Dia
Dea Tacita
Devera
Deverra
Di Penates
Dia
Disciplina
Dius Fidus
Domiduca
Domiducus
Domitius
Duellona
Edusa
Egeria
Egestes
Empanda
Endovelicus
Evander
Eventus Bonus
Fabulinus
Facunditas
Faustitas
Febris
Felicitas
Ferentina
Feronia
Fides
Fontus
Fornax
Fraus
Fulgora
Furina
Honos
Horatii
Iana
Ianus
Imporcitor
Invidia
Inuus
Iuno
Iuppiter
Iuturna
Lactans
Larenta
Lares
Laverna
Levana
Liberalitas
Libertas
Libitina
Lima
Lua
Lucina
Lupercus
Maia
Maiesta
Manes
Matronae
Meditrina
Mefitis
Mellona
Mena
Mens
Messor
Moneta
Mucius
Murcia
Muta
Mutinus Mutunus
Naenia
Nascio
Nemestrinus
Nerio
Nixi
Nodutus
Nona
Novensilus
Nundina
Obarator
Occator
Orbona
Pales
Partula
Patalena
Paventia
Picumnus
Pietas
Pilumnus
Poena
Pomona
Porus
Postverta
Potina
Promitor
Prorsa Postverta
Providentia
Pudicitia
Puta
Quirinus
Quiritis
Rederator
Robigo
Robigus
Roma
Rumina
Runcina
Rusina
Saritor
Securitas
Semonia
Sentia
Silvanus
Soranus
Sors
Spes
Spiniensis
Stata Mater
Statina
Statanus
Strenua
Suedela
Subruncinator
Summanus
Tellumo
Tempestes
Terminus
Terra Mater
Tibertus
Uranus
Vacuna
Vervactor
Veritas
Verminus
Vertumnus
Vica Pota
Viduus
Virbius
Viriplaca
Virtus
Vitumnus
Volturnus
Volumna

Bibliographia

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  1. ^ a b Grimal, Pierre (1986). The Dictionary of Classical Mythology (pp. 27, 231). Oxford: Basil Blackwell. ISBN 0631201025.