Portunes

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Portunus was in Roman mythology the god of ports (Latin Portus " port ", originally " door ").

He was one of the oldest gods of Rome and is already in the 6th century BC. His character is the key. The Feast of Portunus, the Portunalia, was celebrated on August 17. The Mater Matuta was regarded as his mother. Portunus was equated with the Greek god Palaemon.

The Temple of Portunus, a building dating from the 2nd century BC is almost completely preserved in Rome on the Boarium forum. 872 was converted into a church temple of Mary of Egypt from Egypt consecrated ( S. Maria in Gradelis ). He was temple for the reception of antiquity through the Renaissance, its good condition to the model ( ionic ). At times he was the Fortuna Virilis was attributed.