Who are the beings venerated?
Many different beings are venerated by practitioners of the Religio Romana. They include a plethora of gods, goddesses, ancestors, spirits, and other supernatural manifestations. The nature of these beings, and how they are venerated, is extremely diverse, which make this question difficult to answer. See our section on what we mean by the Religio Romana, and the sections below about Celts, Germans, and worshiping foreign Gods for more about the beings that are venerated. Of the many beings venerated, we will list the Dii Consentes, as they were the most commonly accepted group of deities in ancient Rome: Apollo: The god of light, healing, music, poetry, prophecy, archery and truth. Not as popular in Rome as in Greece, but achieved a certain importance as the patron deity of Augustus. Ceres: The goddess of fertility, agriculture, nature, and the seasons. Ceres was very popular among the plebeians, or common people of Rome. Diana: The goddess of the hunt, the moon, virginity, and childb
