Salvete
I have always thought there was a little goddess in every woman, and a question on our history list reminded me of those women who were recognized as having achieve apotheosis. So which women achieved goddesshood and when?
The first woman to receive apotheosis was Drusilla, Caligula's sister, when the Senate so passed a resolution on 23 September 38 CE after a former praetor swore he had seen her ascension. Julia Augusta was also recognized as a goddess and her statue added to the temple of Augustus by Claudius. Claudia Augusta, the four month old daughter of Nero by Poppaea, was so recognized in 63 CE. Poppaea herself later became a goddess. Vespasian's daughter Flavia Domitilla, who died before he became emperor, was next to achieve apotheosis. Traianus' wife Plotina, his sister Marciana, and his niece Matilda were all recognized as goddesses. The the wives of Hadrian (Sabina, Antonius Pius (Faustina) and Marcus Aurelius (also Faustina) were recognized as goddesses. Livia, Faustina the Elder, Agrippina the Younger, Livilla, Antonia Minor, and even the infamous Messallina were identified as reincarnations of Ceres. Only the wife of Septumus Severus, Julia Domna, seems to have been recognized a goddess while still living. The anniversaries of these apotheoses were placed as festivals in the fasti used by imperial soldiers.
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