List of Roman birth and childhood deities
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In ancient Roman religion, birth and childhood deities were thought to care for every aspect of conception, pregnancy, childbirth, and child development. Some major deities of Roman religion had a specialized function they contributed to this sphere of human life, while other deities are known only by the name with which they were invoked to promote or avert a particular action.
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See also
- Di nixi, birth deities as a collective
- Indigitamenta, lists of invocational epithets that include many of the birth and child development deities
- Mana Genita, a goddess of infant mortality
- Mater Matuta
- Women in ancient Rome
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