Sancus
Sign in to savethumb|Illustration of a statue of Sancus found in the Sabine's shrine on the Quirinal, near the modern church of S. Silvestro In ancient Roman religion, Sancus (also known as Sangus or Semo Sancus) was a god of trust (), honesty, and oaths. His cult, one of the most ancient amongst the Romans, probably derived from Umbrian influences. Cato and Silius Italicus wrote that Sancus was a Sabine god and father of the eponymous Sabine hero Sabus. He is thus sometimes considered a founder-deity.
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16 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Worship
- Shrine on Quirinal
- Statue and shrine on Tiber Island and others
- {{Lang|la|Sacerdotes bidentales}} – priests of Semo Sancus
- Simon Magus
- Origins and significance
- Sancus as {{Lang|la|Semo}}
- Sancus and Salus
- Sancus Dius Fidius and Jupiter
- Sancus and Hercules
- Sancus and Mars
- Sancus in Etruria
- Footnotes
- References
- External links
thumb|Illustration of a statue of Sancus found in the Sabine's shrine on the Quirinal, near the modern church of S. Silvestro In ancient Roman religion, Sancus (also known as Sangus or Semo Sancus) was a god of trust (), honesty, and oaths. His cult, one of the most ancient amongst the Romans, probably derived from Umbrian influences. Cato and Silius Italicus wrote that Sancus was a Sabine god and father of the eponymous Sabine hero Sabus. He is thus sometimes considered a founder-deity.
His oaths were said to protect marriage, hospitality, law, commerce, and particularly formal contracts. Some of the oaths said at the moment of signing a contract (or other important civil promissory acts) named Sancus as guarantor, and called on him to protect and guard over the honour and integrity of the signatories' pledges.