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Publish the Obsidian vault's Knowledge folder as /knowledge (881 notes, 67 folders), with a Knowledge item in the nav and footer. - scripts/import_knowledge.py regenerates data/knowledge from the vault: slugged paths, folder notes as index pages, wikilinks resolved to site links (or plain text), callouts, highlights, and Dataview tables rendered statically. Personal notes are withheld via an exclusion list plus a privacy guard. - tuftecms/core/knowledge.py builds a concept index from note titles and aliases. First mentions on ordinary pages link to their Knowledge note (capped, never in headings, code, links, or sidenotes); Knowledge pages list related notes and where they're mentioned across the site; other pages get a Related Knowledge block. - Knowledge URLs join sitemap.xml (so the sweep test covers them), never displace existing legacy slugs, list alphabetically, and mermaid diagrams render client-side only on pages that have them.
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description: Gods, legends, and religious practices of ancient Rome
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source: obsidian-knowledge
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# Roman Mythology
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> *Gods, legends, and religious practices of ancient Rome*
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## The Roman Pantheon
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### Major Deities (with Greek equivalents)
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| Roman Name | Greek Equivalent | Domain | Symbol |
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| [Jupiter](/knowledge/mythology/roman-mythology/jupiter) | [Zeus](/knowledge/mythology/greek-mythology/zeus) | King of gods, sky | Thunderbolt, eagle |
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| [Juno](/knowledge/mythology/roman-mythology/juno) | [Hera](/knowledge/mythology/greek-mythology/hera) | Queen of gods, marriage | Peacock |
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| [Neptune](/knowledge/mythology/roman-mythology/neptune) | [Poseidon](/knowledge/mythology/greek-mythology/poseidon) | Sea | Trident |
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| [Minerva](/knowledge/mythology/roman-mythology/minerva) | [Athena](/knowledge/mythology/greek-mythology/athena) | Wisdom, warfare | Owl |
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| Apollo | [Apollo](/knowledge/mythology/greek-mythology/apollo) | Sun, prophecy | Lyre |
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| [Diana](/knowledge/mythology/roman-mythology/diana) | [Artemis](/knowledge/mythology/greek-mythology/artemis) | Hunt, moon | Bow |
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| [Mars](/knowledge/mythology/roman-mythology/mars) | [Ares](/knowledge/mythology/greek-mythology/ares) | War | Spear |
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| [Venus](/knowledge/mythology/roman-mythology/venus) | [Aphrodite](/knowledge/mythology/greek-mythology/aphrodite) | Love, beauty | Dove |
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| [Vulcan](/knowledge/mythology/roman-mythology/vulcan) | [Hephaestus](/knowledge/mythology/greek-mythology/hephaestus) | Fire, forge | Hammer |
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| [Mercury](/knowledge/mythology/roman-mythology/mercury) | [Hermes](/knowledge/mythology/greek-mythology/hermes) | Messenger, commerce | Caduceus |
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| [Bacchus](/knowledge/mythology/roman-mythology/bacchus) | [Dionysus](/knowledge/mythology/greek-mythology/dionysus) | Wine | Grapevine |
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| [Ceres](/knowledge/mythology/roman-mythology/ceres) | [Demeter](/knowledge/mythology/greek-mythology/demeter) | Agriculture | Wheat |
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### Uniquely Roman Deities
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- [Janus](/knowledge/mythology/roman-mythology/janus) - Beginnings, transitions, doorways
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- [Vesta](/knowledge/mythology/roman-mythology/vesta) - Hearth, home
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- [Saturn](/knowledge/mythology/roman-mythology/saturn) - Agriculture, time, the lost Golden Age
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- [Fortuna](/knowledge/mythology/roman-mythology/fortuna) - Fortune, chance, the turning wheel
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- [Pluto](/knowledge/mythology/roman-mythology/pluto) - The underworld and its buried wealth (Greek [Hades](/knowledge/mythology/greek-mythology/hades))
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- [Proserpina](/knowledge/mythology/roman-mythology/proserpina) - Queen of the underworld, the seed of spring (Greek Persephone)
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- [Cupid](/knowledge/mythology/roman-mythology/cupid) - Desire and love (Greek [Eros](/knowledge/mythology/greek-mythology/eros))
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- [Veritas](/knowledge/mythology/roman-mythology/veritas) - Truth personified, daughter of Saturn (Greek Aletheia)
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- [Quirinus](/knowledge/mythology/roman-mythology/quirinus) - The deified Romulus, the citizen-body at peace; of the Archaic Triad
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- [Faunus](/knowledge/mythology/roman-mythology/faunus) - The wild, forests, and herds; prophetic woodland voice (Greek [Pan](/knowledge/mythology/greek-mythology/pan))
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- [Pomona](/knowledge/mythology/roman-mythology/pomona) - Fruit trees and orchards, the pruning-knife
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- [Bellona](/knowledge/mythology/roman-mythology/bellona) - War and martial frenzy, companion of [Mars](/knowledge/mythology/roman-mythology/mars)
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- [Terminus](/knowledge/mythology/roman-mythology/terminus) - Boundary stones and property markers, the fixity of borders
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- [Victoria](/knowledge/mythology/roman-mythology/victoria) - Victory and triumph (Greek [Nike](/knowledge/mythology/greek-mythology/nike))
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## Household Gods
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Roman domestic religion centered on three types of household spirits: the Lares (household guardians), the Penates (pantry gods), and the Genius (family spirit).
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Roman religion sorted its gods into three broad groups.
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```mermaid
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flowchart TD
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R["Roman Religion"]
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R --> A["Greek-derived Olympians — Jupiter, Juno, Neptune, Minerva"]
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R --> B["Uniquely Roman gods — Janus, Vesta, Saturn, Quirinus"]
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R --> H["Household gods"]
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H --> L["Lares — guardians"]
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H --> P["Penates — pantry gods"]
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H --> G["Genius — family spirit"]
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```
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## Roman Myths & Legends
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The founding myths of Rome -- Romulus and Remus, Aeneas and the Aeneid -- anchor Roman mythology in the city's own origin story, blending Greek mythic tradition with distinctly Roman civic values.
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## Related
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- [Greek Mythology](/knowledge/mythology/greek-mythology) - Greek origins
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- Jungian Archetypes
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