Carmenta

Carmenta
Goddess of childbirth and prophecy, protector of mothers and children, patron of midwives, inventor of the alphabet
Member of the Camenae
Nicostrata-Carmenta inventing the Latin alphabet (Antoine Dufour, 1504)
Other namesNicostrate
Major cult centera shrine near the Porta Carmentalis
Genderfemale
FestivalsCarmentalia
OffspringEvander of Pallantium

In ancient Roman religion and myth, Carmenta (Greek) or Carmentis (Latin) was a goddess of childbirth and prophecy, associated with technological innovation, specifically, the invention or adaptation of the Latin alphabet as well as the protection of mothers and children and a patron of midwives.

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