The Routledge Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses , Devil and Demons
This god was revered along with → Jupiter and → Mars as the third member of an ancient divine triad. Originally, he was the local god of the Sabines dwelling on the Quirinal; thereafter he appeared in a military function, defensive rather than offensive.
He is therefore depicted peaceably disposed, as a bearded man in garments which are partly clerical and partly military. His sacred plant was the myrtle which was regarded in antiquity as the symbol of bloodless victory. Later, his cult fused with that of the deified → Romulus.
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