Carmenta
Sign in to savethumb|200px|Carmenta as Nicostrate/Nicostrata In ancient Roman religion and myth, Carmenta (Greek) or Carmentis (Latin) was a goddess of childbirth and prophecy, associated with technological innovation, specifically, the invention or adaptation of the Latin alphabet as well as the protection of mothers and children and a patron of midwives.
Key facts
- Deity.gender
- female
- Deity.festivals
- Carmentalia
- Deity.type
- Roman
- Deity.name
- Carmenta
- Deity.deity_of
- Goddess of childbirth and prophecy, protector of mothers and children, patron of midwives, inventor of the alphabet
- Deity.member_of
- the Camenae
- Deity.image
- Nycostrata - Les vies des femmes célèbres d'Antoine Dufour.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Nicostrata-Carmenta inventing the Latin alphabet (Antoine Dufour, 1504)
- Deity.other_names
- Nicostrate
- Deity.cult_center
- a shrine near the Porta Carmentalis
- Deity.offspring
- Evander of Pallantium
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thumb|200px|Carmenta as Nicostrate/Nicostrata In ancient Roman religion and myth, Carmenta (Greek) or Carmentis (Latin) was a goddess of childbirth and prophecy, associated with technological innovation, specifically, the invention or adaptation of the Latin alphabet as well as the protection of mothers and children and a patron of midwives.
==Background== thumb|Porta Carmentalis (at location 12)