Roman mythology Roman mythology is the body of myths of ancient Rome as represented in the literature and visual arts of the Romans. One of a wide variety of genres of Roman folklore, ''Roman mythology'' may also refer to the modern study of these represent ...

, the goddess Faustitas (Latin: "good fortune") had the responsibility of protecting the herd and livestock. According to

Horace Quintus Horatius Flaccus (; 8 December 65 – 27 November 8 BC), known in the English-speaking world as Horace (), was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus (also known as Octavian). The rhetorician Quintilian regarded his ...

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Odes Odes may refer to: *The plural of ode, a type of poem * ''Odes'' (Horace), a collection of poems by the Roman author Horace, circa 23 BCE * Odes of Solomon, a pseudepigraphic book of the Bible * Book of Odes (Bible), a Deuterocanonical book of ...

'' 4. 5. 18 she walked about farmlands together with Ceres, ensuring their fruitfulness.

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Roman goddesses Agricultural goddesses {{AncientRome-myth-stub