Editing Volturnus

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In [[Roman mythology]], '''Volturnus''' was a [[god]] of the [[Tiber]], and may have been the god of all rivers.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Campbell|first1=Brian|title=Rivers and the Power of Ancient Rome|date=2012|publisher=The University of North Carolina Press|location=Chapel Hill|isbn=9780807869048|page=141}}</ref> He had his own minor [[flamen]], a high priest, the ''[[Flamen Volturnalis]]''.<ref name="a">{{cite book|last1=Forsythe|first1=Gary|title=A critical history of early Rome : from prehistory to the First Punic War|date=2006|publisher=University of California Press|location=Berkeley|isbn=9780520249912|page=118}}</ref> His [[festival]], ''[[Volturnalia]]'', was held on August 27.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bunson|first1=Matthew|title=Encyclopedia of the Roman empire|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816045624|url-access=registration|date=2002|publisher=Facts On File|location=New York|isbn=9781438110271|page=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816045624/page/589 589]}}</ref>

==Culture==
Although he was originally an [[Etruscan civilization|Etruscan]] god, his worship spread to Rome, and appears to have replaced or coincided with the Roman god Tiber.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Oswalt|first1=Sabine G|last2=Cottrell|first2=Leonard|title=Concise encyclopedia of Greek and Roman mythology|date=1969|publisher=Collins|location=Glasgow|isbn=978-0695861094|page=299}}</ref><ref name="a"/>

==History==
Although originally popular enough to receive his own ''Flamen'', he vanished into obscurity around the time of the late Roman Republic.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Adkins|first1=Lesley|last2=Adkins|first2=Roy A.|title=Handbook to life in ancient Rome|url=https://archive.org/details/handbooktolifean00libg|url-access=limited|date=2004|publisher=Facts On File|location=New York|isbn=9780816074822|page=[https://archive.org/details/handbooktolifean00libg/page/n320 306]}}</ref>

==Appearance==
Volturnus was a man, who had long blonde hair.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Campbell|first1=Brian|title=Rivers and the Power of Ancient Rome|date=2012|publisher=The University of North Carolina Press|location=Chapel Hill|isbn=9780807869048|page=124}}</ref>

==Family==
Volturnus had at least two descendants, a daughter named [[Juturna]], a grandchild named [[Fontus|Fons]]. Fons was born of a love affair between Juturna and [[Janus]], and was the god of spring water.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Wiseman|first1=T.P.|title=The myths of Rome|date=2004|publisher=University of Exeter, UK|location=Great Britain|isbn=9780859897037|page=162}}</ref>

==Honours==
[[Volturnus Lake]] in [[Antarctica]] is named after the deity.

==References==
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[[Category:Roman gods]]
[[Category:Sea and river gods]]
[[Category:Personifications of rivers]]


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