Fontus

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Fons, also Fontus, Fonsus or Fontanus is one of the numerous "small" gods of Roman mythology. He is the son of Juturna and Janus. He is the god of springs, wells and flowing waters. Like Janus he is pictured with two heads.

His feast, called Fontanalia, was celebrated on October 13. At its hard springs and wells were decorated with flowers. His altar is located on the hill Janiculum, west of the Tiber.

Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher
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