Quirinus

Quirinus
God of the Roman state
Member of the Archaic Triad
Denarius picturing Quirinus on the obverse, and Ceres enthroned on the reverse, a commemoration by a moneyer in 56 BCE of a Cerealia presented by an earlier Gaius Memmius as aedile
Other namesCurinus, Corinus, Querinus, Queirinus
Major cult centerQuirinal Hill
AbodeQuirinal Hill
Symbolsbeard, religious and military clothing
Gendermale
FestivalsQuirinalia
ConsortHersilia-Hora

In Roman mythology and religion, Quirinus (/kwɪˈraɪnəs/ kwi-RY-nəs, Latin: [kᶣɪˈriːnʊs]) is an early god of the Roman state. In Augustan Rome, Quirinus was also an epithet of Janus, Mars, and Jupiter.

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