In Roman mythology and religion, Quirinus (/kwɪˈraɪnəs/ kwi-RY-nəs, Latin: [kᶣɪˈriːnʊs]) is an early god of the Roman state. In Augustan Rome, Quirinus was also an epithet of Janus, as Janus Quirinus. His name may be derived from the Sabine word quiris "spear".
| Gods and goddesses of Roman mythology | |
|---|---|
| Dii Consentes | Apollo • Diana • Ceres • Juno • Jupiter • Mars • Mercury • Minerva • Neptune • Venus • Vesta • Vulcan |
| Classical deities | Aesculapius • Aurora • Castor and Pollux • Cupid • Dis Pater/Pluto • Faunus • Fortuna • Hercules • Liber/Bacchus • Libera • Luna • Maia Maiestas • Moneta • Nox • Ops • Priapus • Proserpina • Salacia • Saturn |
| Titans | Oceanus • Themis • Tartarus • Pontus • Briareus • Gyges • Steropes • Atlas • Hyperion • Polus • Saturn • Ops • Moneta • Dione |
| Primagenera | Janus • Chaos • Caligo • Caelus • Terra • Mare • Nox • Dies • Erebus • Ether • Necessitas • Cura |
| Abstract deities | Abundantia • Aequitas • Aeternitas • Acca Larentia • Agenoria • Anna Perenna • Annona • Averruncus • Bellona • Bona Dea • Bonus Eventus • Carmenta • Cloacina • Concordia • Dea Dia • Dei Lucrii • Di Penates • Egeria • Fauna • Fatum • Feronia • Fides • Flora • Fontus • Fulgora • Furina • Genius • Lares • Laverna • Libertas •Lucifer • Orcus • Pax • Pietas • Pomona • Portunes • Quirinus • Roma • Salus • Sol/Sol Invictus • Securitas • Spes • Silvanus • Summanus • Tranquillitas • Veritas • Vertumnus • Vejovis • Victoria |
| Foreign deities | Osirus • Isis • Cybele • Attis • Mithras • Jupiter Dolichenus • Jupiter Optimus Maximus Heliopolitanus • Elagabalus • Dea Africa • Angerona |
| Groups | Dii Consentes • Di indigetes • Di inferi • Di Novensiles • Dei Lucrii • Archaic Triad • Capitoline Triad • Aventine Triad • Heliopolitan Triad • Agricultural Gods • Childhood gods |
| Roman mythology articles | |
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| Deities | Apollo • Aesculapius • Bacchus • Bellona • Bona Dea • Castor and Pollux • Ceres • Cupid • Diana • Dīs Pater • Egeria • Fauna • Faunus • Flora • Genius • Hercules • Janus • Juno • Jupiter • Lares • Liber • Libera • Libertas • Maia Maiestas • Mars • Mercury • Minerva • Orcus • Neptune • Di Penates • Pluto • Pomona • Priapus • Proserpina • Quirinus • Saturn • Silvanus • Sol • Vejovis • Venus • Vesta • Vulcan |
| Heroes and Figures | Hercules • Picus • Latinus • Aeneas • Rhea Silvia • Romulus and Remus • Hersilia • Numa Pompilius • Tullus Hostilius • Servius Tullius • Ancus Marcius • Lucius Tarquinius Priscus • Lucius Tarquinius Superbus • Kings of Alba Longa |
| Groups | Demideities • Deities • Titans • Primagenera • Dii Consentes • Di indigetes • Di inferi • Di Novensiles • Dei Lucrii • Archaic Triad • Capitoline Triad • Aventine Triad • Agricultural Gods • Childhood gods |
| Creatures | Lupa • Faun • Sīrēnēs • Centaur • Barnacle goose |
| Titans | Oceanus • Themis • Tartarus • Pontus • Briareus • Gyges • Steropes • Atlas • Hyperion • Polus • Saturn • Ops • Moneta • Dione |
| Locations | Rome • Lupercal |
| Events | Titanomachy • Gigantomachy • Golden Bough • Founding of Rome • Rape of the Sabine Women • Battle of Lacus Curtius |
| Texts | Virgil (Aeneid) • Ovid (Fasti • Metamorphoses) • Hyginus (Fabulae • Astronomica) • Cicero (De Natura Deorum) • Sibylline Books • Apuleius (The Golden Ass) • Tacitus (Germanica) |
| Topics | Ancient Rome • Vestal Virgins • Mystery religions (Cybele • Isis • Mithraism) • Gallo-Roman religion • Augury • Genius loci • Interpretatio graeca • Numen |