Patalena
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In Roman mythology
and religion, Patelana or Patella was a minor deity or numen
who protected the opening husks of grain. Augustine of Hippo
refers to Patelana among a number of other grain gods in a passage of De Civitate Dei contrasting the multitude of Roman gods
to the single God worshipped by Christianity
.
Roman mythology
Roman mythology is the body of traditional stories pertaining to ancient Rome's legendary origins and religious system, as represented in the literature and visual arts of the Romans...
and religion, Patelana or Patella was a minor deity or numen
Numen
Numen is a Latin term for a potential, guiding the course of events in a particular place or in the whole world, used in Roman philosophical and religious thought...
who protected the opening husks of grain. Augustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo , also known as Augustine, St. Augustine, St. Austin, St. Augoustinos, Blessed Augustine, or St. Augustine the Blessed, was Bishop of Hippo Regius . He was a Latin-speaking philosopher and theologian who lived in the Roman Africa Province...
refers to Patelana among a number of other grain gods in a passage of De Civitate Dei contrasting the multitude of Roman gods
Polytheism
Polytheism is the belief of multiple deities also usually assembled into a pantheon of gods and goddesses, along with their own mythologies and rituals....
to the single God worshipped by Christianity
Monotheism
Monotheism is the belief in the existence of one and only one god. Monotheism is characteristic of the Baha'i Faith, Christianity, Druzism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Samaritanism, Sikhism and Zoroastrianism.While they profess the existence of only one deity, monotheistic religions may still...
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