Robigus

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Robigus is an ancient Roman deity associated with protecting crops from wheat rust and other plant diseases.

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Label Occurrences
Robigus canonical 3

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman deity
Roman religious festival
agricultural deity
appeasedBy prayers for crop protection
sacrifices
associatedPlace Via Claudia
linked to: Via Claudia Valeria

outskirts of Rome
associatedWith Robigus
plant diseases
protection of crops
wheat rust
category Roman gods of agriculture
Roman gods of nature
deities of disease and health
culture ancient Roman religion
domain agriculture
feastDay April 25
function to avert crop disease
to prevent wheat rust
gender female
male
hasAspect destructive power of rust
hasEquivalentName Robigo
hasFestival Robigalia
heldOn April 25
honours Robigus
mentionedBy Ovid
mentionedIn Ovid’s Fasti
linked to: Ovid's Fasti
opposedTo crop blight
mildew
wheat rust
protects grain crops
wheat fields
purpose to protect crops from wheat rust
religion Roman polytheism
ritualIncludes sacrifice of a dog
sacrifice of a sheep
timePeriod Roman Empire
Roman Republic
typeOfCult state cult
worshippedIn ancient Rome
linked to: Roman Antiquity
worshipType public rites
rural rites

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Referenced by (3)

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

Robigalia honors Robigus
Robigalia honours Robigus
subject linked to: Robigus
Robigo otherForm Robigus