Salus

E650053

Roman goddess deity personification

Salus is the Roman goddess of health, well-being, and public welfare, closely associated with the protection and prosperity of the state.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Salus canonical	5
Salus (Roman concept of health and safety)	1
vicus Salutis	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7225924 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Salus
Context triple: [Hygieia, romanEquivalent, Salus]

A. Clementia
Clementia is a feminine given name of Latin origin associated with the virtue of mercy and clemency.
B. Fidenza
Fidenza is a town in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, known for its historic center and Romanesque cathedral.
C. Camillus
Camillus is an ancient Roman family name (nomen) most famously borne by the statesman and general Marcus Furius Camillus, celebrated as a second founder of Rome.
D. Spes Bona
Spes Bona is the Latin motto of the University of Cape Town, meaning "Good Hope" and reflecting the institution’s historical and regional identity.
E. Ascea
Ascea is a coastal town in southern Italy’s Cilento region, known for its beaches, archaeological sites, and proximity to the ancient city of Elea (Velia).
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Salus
Target entity description: Salus is the Roman goddess of health, well-being, and public welfare, closely associated with the protection and prosperity of the state.

A. Clementia
Clementia is a feminine given name of Latin origin associated with the virtue of mercy and clemency.
B. Fidenza
Fidenza is a town in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, known for its historic center and Romanesque cathedral.
C. Camillus
Camillus is an ancient Roman family name (nomen) most famously borne by the statesman and general Marcus Furius Camillus, celebrated as a second founder of Rome.
D. Spes Bona
Spes Bona is the Latin motto of the University of Cape Town, meaning "Good Hope" and reflecting the institution’s historical and regional identity.
E. Ascea
Ascea is a coastal town in southern Italy’s Cilento region, known for its beaches, archaeological sites, and proximity to the ancient city of Elea (Velia).
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman goddess ⓘ deity ⓘ personification ⓘ
appearsOn	Roman coins ⓘ imperial coinage ⓘ
associatedDeity	Aesculapius ⓘ linked to: Asclepius Hygieia ⓘ
associatedWith	prosperity of the Roman state ⓘ protection of the Roman state ⓘ
cultCenter	Quirinal Hill ⓘ Rome ⓘ
culture	ancient Roman religion ⓘ
domain	health ⓘ public welfare ⓘ safety of the state ⓘ well-being ⓘ
equivalentTo	Greek goddess Hygieia ⓘ
festival	August 5 ⓘ Salus festival on the Quirinal ⓘ
gender	female ⓘ
iconography	feeding a snake from a patera ⓘ seated female figure ⓘ
latinNameMeaning	health ⓘ
linkedConcept	salus populi Romani ⓘ linked to: Salus Populi Romani salus publica ⓘ
pantheon	Roman pantheon ⓘ
parent	Aesculapius ⓘ linked to: Asclepius
ritualContext	vows for the health of the emperor ⓘ vows for the safety of the state ⓘ
role	guardian of public health ⓘ guardian of the safety of the state ⓘ protector of the Roman people ⓘ protector of the emperor ⓘ
symbol	altar ⓘ cornucopia ⓘ patera ⓘ sceptre ⓘ snake ⓘ
templeDedicated	302 BC ⓘ
templeLocation	Quirinal Hill ⓘ Rome ⓘ
worshipPeriod	Imperial Rome ⓘ linked to: Roman Empire Republican Rome ⓘ linked to: Roman Republic
worshipType	domestic cult ⓘ public cult ⓘ state cult ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hygieia → romanEquivalent → Salus ⓘ

Regio VI Alta Semita → contains → vicus Salutis ⓘ

linked to: Salus

Roman medicine → associatedDeity → Salus ⓘ

Temple of Salus → dedicatedTo → Salus ⓘ

Temple of Salus → hasDeity → Salus ⓘ

Temple of Salus → namedAfter → Salus ⓘ

Porta Salutaris → namedAfter → Salus (Roman concept of health and safety) ⓘ