Almo (god)

Almo was in ancient Roman religion the eponymous god of the small river Almo in the vicinity of Rome.[1] Like Tiberinus and others, he was prayed to by the augurs of Rome. In the water of Almo the aniconic stone embodying the mother of the gods, Cybele, used to be washed.[2][3] He had a naiad daughter named Larunda.

In stories, Almo was usually considered heroic or fatherly. In Ovid’s Fasti, Almo is said to be giving advice to Lara to not gossip around what she hears. Not much is known about the small river god, but his appearance in several texts described him as handsome and “snow like” hair.

References

  1. ^ Schmitz, Leonhard (1867). "Almo". In William Smith (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. p. 132.
  2. ^ Cicero, De Natura Deorum iii. 20
  3. ^ comp. Varro De lingua latina v. 71, ed. Müller

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Almo". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.


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