Robigus

E845667

Robigus is an ancient Roman deity associated with protecting crops from wheat rust and other plant diseases.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Robigus canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman deity ⓘ
Roman religious festival ⓘ
agricultural deity ⓘ
appeasedBy prayers for crop protection ⓘ
sacrifices ⓘ
associatedPlace Via Claudia ⓘ
linked to: Via Claudia Valeria

outskirts of Rome ⓘ
associatedWith Robigus ⓘ
plant diseases ⓘ
protection of crops ⓘ
wheat rust ⓘ
category Roman gods of agriculture ⓘ
Roman gods of nature ⓘ
deities of disease and health ⓘ
culture ancient Roman religion ⓘ
domain agriculture ⓘ
feastDay April 25 ⓘ
function to avert crop disease ⓘ
to prevent wheat rust ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
male ⓘ
hasAspect destructive power of rust ⓘ
hasEquivalentName Robigo ⓘ
hasFestival Robigalia ⓘ
heldOn April 25 ⓘ
honours Robigus ⓘ
mentionedBy Ovid ⓘ
mentionedIn Ovid’s Fasti ⓘ
linked to: Ovid's Fasti
opposedTo crop blight ⓘ
mildew ⓘ
wheat rust ⓘ
protects grain crops ⓘ
wheat fields ⓘ
purpose to protect crops from wheat rust ⓘ
religion Roman polytheism ⓘ
ritualIncludes sacrifice of a dog ⓘ
sacrifice of a sheep ⓘ
timePeriod Roman Empire ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
typeOfCult state cult ⓘ
worshippedIn ancient Rome ⓘ
linked to: Roman Antiquity
worshipType public rites ⓘ
rural rites ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Robigalia → honors → Robigus ⓘ
Robigalia → honours → Robigus ⓘ
subject linked to: Robigus
Robigo → otherForm → Robigus ⓘ