Juturna, ----.
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[to Whom the sixthteenth day of February, day 046, is dedicated]

Geography/Culture: Roman > Etruria. There is an inscription of dedication to Her on the figure of a priestess, c. 2nd half of 2nd century BC, found in Etruria, this is the earliest reference. She had a fountain in the Roman Forum.

Description: Goddess of rivers and still waters; Matroness of the Fontani, the fountain and aquaduct designers and builders, and architects; [She Who loves sculptors of stone].

To Whom is sacred: water; springs; artificial fountains.

Festival: Juturnalia (also called the Carmentalia), January 11.

Male associate: Lover: Iupiter.

Titles, Variants, etc.

• Perhaps Juturna is one of the Carmenae, qv Carmenta.
• Perhaps an alternate name for, or aspect of Carmenta, Revealer-of-Wisdom.
• Variant: Diuturna.
• Variant: Iuturna.

Sources: ETAC; NLEM/210, 215.