Roman mythology

Abundantia (ah-boon-DAN-shee-ah) The Roman goddess of good fortune, abundance and prosperity. ...more on Wikipedia about "Abundantia"

In Roman mythology, Acca Larentia was Hercules' mistress after he won her in a game of dice (Macrobius i. 10; Plutarch, Romulus, 4, 5, Quaest. Rom. 35; Aulus Genius vi. 7). Hercules advised her to marry the first man she met in the street, who proved to be a wealthy Etruscan named Tarutius. She inherited all his property and bequeathed it to the Roman people, who out of gratitude instituted in her honour a yearly festival called Larentalia ( 23 December). According to some, Acca Larentia was the mother of the Lares, and, like Ceres, Teilus, Flora and others, symbolized the fertility of the earth--in particular the city lands and their crops. ...more on Wikipedia about "Acca Larentia"

In Roman mythology, Acestes ("pleasing goat") was son the river Crinisus by a Dardanian woman. ...more on Wikipedia about "Acestes"

In Roman mythology, Achates was a close friend of Aeneas. He accompanied him throughout his adventures, and led him to the Sibyl of Cumae, remarkable for, and a perennial type of, fidelity. ...more on Wikipedia about "Achates"

* There are two characters named Acmon in Greek mythology. The first Acmon was one of the Dactyls, associated with the anvil. The second Acmon was a Phrygian king who gave his name to the district known as Acmonia; he was the father of Mygdon, his successor. ...more on Wikipedia about "Acmon"

In Roman mythology, the Aeneads were the friends, family and companions of Aeneas, with whom they fled from Troy after the Trojan War. Virgil also used the word as a synonym of "Trojan", a person from Troy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aeneads"

Aeneas ( Greek: Αινείας, Aineías) was a Trojan hero, the son of prince Anchises and the goddess Aphrodite ( Venus in Roman sources). He was also the cousin of King Priam of Troy. The journey of Aeneas from Troy, which led to the founding of the city that would one day become Rome, is recounted in Virgil's Aeneid. He is considered an important figure in Greek and Roman legend and history. Aeneas is a character in Homer's Iliad and Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aeneas"

Aeneas Silvius was the third descendant of Aeneas, and third king of Alba Longa, the site of Rome. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aeneas Silvius"

In Roman mythology, Aeternitas was the personification of eternity. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aeternitas"

In Greek mythology and Roman mythology there are four characters known as Aethon ...more on Wikipedia about "Aethon"

The Ages of Man are the stages of human existence on the Earth according to Classical mythology. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ages of Man"

Agrippia was a descendant of Aeneas and therefore a king of Alba Longa. Alba Longa was the city built on the site of Rome. ...more on Wikipedia about "Agrippia (king)"

In Roman mythology, Albunea was one of the Pegaeae, a nymph who lived in the sulfuric spring near Tivoli. ...more on Wikipedia about "Albunea"

In Roman mythology, Amata was the wife of King Latinus of the Latins. Although Latinus and she had no sons, together they had one daughter. When her daughter, Lavinia, was given to Aeneas for marriage in spite of her fiance, Turnus, Amata supported Turnus. When it became clear that Aeneas would win her daughter, Amata committed suicide. ...more on Wikipedia about "Amata"

The Anguipede is a divinity that is often found on magical amulets from the Greco-Roman period. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anguipede"

Annona (from Latin annus, year), in Roman mythology, is the personification of the produce of the year. She is represented in works of art, often together with Ceres, with a cornucopia (horn of plenty) in her arm, and a ship's prow in the background, indicating the transport of grain over the sea. ...more on Wikipedia about "Annona (goddess)"

Antinous or Antinoos ( Greek: Αντινοος, born circa 110 or 111 CE, died 130 CE), lover of the Roman Emperor Hadrian, was born to a Greek family in Bithynion-Claudiopolis, in the province of Bithynia in what is now north-west Turkey. It's thought he joined the entourage of the Emperor when Hadrian passed through Bithynia in about 124. He was always at his side during Hadrian's extensive journeys in Africa and Asia from 128. Hadrian was a great admirer of Greek culture and so he did what many famous Hellenes had done before: he fell in love with a beautiful teenage boy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Antinous"

In Roman mythology, Appias was one of the Crinaeae, a nymph who lived in the two fountains outside the temple to Venus Genitrix in the Roman Forum. ...more on Wikipedia about "Appias"

In Roman mythology, Arria was a woman whose husband, Caecina Paetus, was ordered by the emperor to commit suicide. He wasn't capable of forcing himself to do so until Arria grabbed the dagger from him, stabbed herself and then gave it back, informing him that it didn't hurt ("Non dolet, Paete!"). ...more on Wikipedia about "Arria"

In Greek and Roman mythology, Ascanius was a son of Aeneas and Creusa. After the Trojan War, Ascanius escaped to Latium in Italy with his father and fought in the Italian Wars. Virgil's Aeneid says he had a role in the founding of Rome as the first king of Alba Longa. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ascanius"

Avernus was an ancient name for a crater near Cumae (Cuma), Italy in the Region of Campania north of Naples. Within the crater is Lake Avernus (Lago d'Averno). It was believed to be the entrance to the underworld, and is portrayed as such in the Aeneid of Virgil. In later times, the word was simply an alternate name for the underworld. On the shores of the Lake is the grotto of the Cumaean Sybil and the entrance to a long tunnel ( Grotta di Cocceio, ca. 800 meters) leading toward Cumae, where her sanctuary was located. There are also the remains of temples to Apollo and Jupiter. ...more on Wikipedia about "Avernus"

Baltia was a legendary island in Roman mythology, said to be in northern Europe. It is mentioned by Xenophon. The Baltic Sea is named after it. ...more on Wikipedia about "Baltia"

In Roman mythology, Caca was the sister of the fire-breathing giant Cacus. She was originally a goddess of the hearth, but was later demoted to a minor part in one version of Hercules' Twelve Labors. She, out of sympathy, told Hercules where the cattle of Geryon were after her brother stole them, and hid them in his cave. Hercules then killed Cacus. ...more on Wikipedia about "Caca"

In Roman mythology, Caeculus was a son of Vulcan. He founded Praeneste (cur: Palestrina). ...more on Wikipedia about "Caeculus"

Caelus was the Latin name that the Romans used for the Greek sky god Uranus. ...more on Wikipedia about "Caelus"

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