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The Manes: Spirits of the Roman Dead

Ancestral spirits of the Manes appearing as gentle, ghostly figures within torchlit Roman stone ruins.
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Numa Pompilius: The Lawgiver King

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Pietas: Personification of Duty

Veiled woman representing Pietas holds an incense bowl before an altar inscribed with her name in a Roman temple.

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Baroque-style painting of Laverna, the Roman goddess of thieves, holding a candle and coins beside an open chest filled with gold.
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Laverna: Goddess of Thieves and Trickery

Discover Laverna, Rome’s elusive goddess of thieves, deception, and false oaths, and explore her hidden place in Roman mythology.
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