Semonia

In Roman mythology, Semonia was the goddess of sowing. She belonged to a group of agricultural deities which also comprised Setia (or Seja) and Segetia.[1][2][3] Their names are derived from the same stem as the Latin verb sero "to sow".

References

  1. Pliny, Naturalis Historia, XVII, 2.2
  2. Macrobius, Saturnalia, I. 16
  3. Augustine, De civitate Dei, IV. 8

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