Statanus
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In Roman mythology
, Statanus, also known as Statulinus or Statilinus, was a deity who presided over a child's first attempts to stand up. Statanus, along with his wife, Statina, guarded children as they left their parents' homes for the first time and then returned. These two gods were among the ancient, formless di indigetes
of primitive Roman religion
.
Roman mythology
Roman mythology is the body of traditional stories pertaining to ancient Rome's legendary origins and religious system, as represented in the literature and visual arts of the Romans...
, Statanus, also known as Statulinus or Statilinus, was a deity who presided over a child's first attempts to stand up. Statanus, along with his wife, Statina, guarded children as they left their parents' homes for the first time and then returned. These two gods were among the ancient, formless di indigetes
Di indigetes
In Georg Wissowa's terminology the di indigetes or indigites were Roman deities and spirits not adopted from other mythologies, as distinguished from the di novensides...
of primitive Roman religion
Religion in ancient Rome
Religion in ancient Rome encompassed the religious beliefs and cult practices regarded by the Romans as indigenous and central to their identity as a people, as well as the various and many cults imported from other peoples brought under Roman rule. Romans thus offered cult to innumerable deities...
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