Summanus
Publié le 22/02/2012
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Roman God of the night; specifically,
the god who sent thunder and lightning during
the night, as opposed to Jupiter, who sent these
forces of nature during the day. Perhaps one of the
many gods of the dead. Summanus was most likely
a god of the Sabines who was later brought into the
religions of the people of Rome.
A temple on the Aventine Hill, or perhaps in
the Circus Maximus, was dedicated to him and his
feast day was June 20. Little is known of Summanus,
and some modern scholars believe he was merely a
representation of Jupiter.