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Can anyone provide information on a Goddess named Rosmerta or Rosamerta? It is said she was originally Celtic, but was adopted by some Romans.
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Rosmerta?
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by Anonymous on Wed Dec 10, 2003 4:13 am
Rosmerta is the Celtic wife of Mercury and in the celtic world far more important than her consort. He has no Roman bride. Rosmerta can be venerated with Mercury or alone. Rosmerta had a sacred spring at Gissy. She also appears at Bath. The Celts saw this couple as ruling over commercial success. She is the Goddess of good luck, success in business or farming, fertility and well being in this world and the next. She protects from harm and promotes success, she lights the darkness of the soul, guides people through the capriciousness of fate and symbolises life after death.
She is also associated with the Emperor so sovereignty may be one of the gifts she provides. I thought her name means "great provider". She is a Goddess of prosperity, fertility and health and is depicted with an offering plate and a cornucopia. She promises the good things of life to her worshippers as she is deeply concerned with the human condition and its needs. When she appears with her partner she may hold the caduceus and a purse. She feeds snakes from her purse thus representing herself as the source of life, nourishment and regenerative power. Her purse also symbolises her interest in trade and commerce. She sometimes shares her partner's caduceus. As provider she is the guardian Goddess of the dairy and is shown with a bucket over which she may hold a large ladle or she may stir a huge vat with this object. This bucket may represent the craft of butter or cheese making or it may also have the occult symbolism of the cauldron of regeneration. She may also have a wand of aouthority. She sometimes borrows Fortuna's atrributes and is depicted with a rudder and a globe. Sometimes Mercury, Rosemerta and Fortuna are all depicted together. They are dipicted carrying torches whilst Fortuna's torch points upwards, Rosmerta's points down as if she is the dark side of Fortuna. Rosemerta's role is to protect the living. She is associated with rebirth.
What this couple represents to me is the fact that Roman men far from home might take a Celtic woman as his wife. They might well set up in business together the Celtic women having more status in their culture they might even have been more attractive to a certain type of man. I'm sure such couples must have existed. The natural tutelary dieties for such a couple may well have been this version of Mercury and Rosmerta.
Danielle
She is also associated with the Emperor so sovereignty may be one of the gifts she provides. I thought her name means "great provider". She is a Goddess of prosperity, fertility and health and is depicted with an offering plate and a cornucopia. She promises the good things of life to her worshippers as she is deeply concerned with the human condition and its needs. When she appears with her partner she may hold the caduceus and a purse. She feeds snakes from her purse thus representing herself as the source of life, nourishment and regenerative power. Her purse also symbolises her interest in trade and commerce. She sometimes shares her partner's caduceus. As provider she is the guardian Goddess of the dairy and is shown with a bucket over which she may hold a large ladle or she may stir a huge vat with this object. This bucket may represent the craft of butter or cheese making or it may also have the occult symbolism of the cauldron of regeneration. She may also have a wand of aouthority. She sometimes borrows Fortuna's atrributes and is depicted with a rudder and a globe. Sometimes Mercury, Rosemerta and Fortuna are all depicted together. They are dipicted carrying torches whilst Fortuna's torch points upwards, Rosmerta's points down as if she is the dark side of Fortuna. Rosemerta's role is to protect the living. She is associated with rebirth.
What this couple represents to me is the fact that Roman men far from home might take a Celtic woman as his wife. They might well set up in business together the Celtic women having more status in their culture they might even have been more attractive to a certain type of man. I'm sure such couples must have existed. The natural tutelary dieties for such a couple may well have been this version of Mercury and Rosmerta.
Danielle
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by Primus Aurelius Timavus on Fri Dec 12, 2003 3:33 pm
Welcome Danielle! I am enjoying your erudite posts!
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by Lucius Tyrrhenus Garrulus on Sat Dec 13, 2003 8:00 am
Salve Danielle!
That is some great info. This is more than all the places I've searched combined.
Multos gratias et vale bene.
That is some great info. This is more than all the places I've searched combined.
Multos gratias et vale bene.
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