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  Carmentis - NovaRoma
Carmentis or Carmenta, (one of the Camenae), goddess of childbirth and prophecy, a goddess of charms and spells.
Carmentis was also the mother of Evander, who played a part in the story of Hercules in Italy.
Those traditions relate back to Carmentis and the cultus that was devoted to Her in Her sacred grove.
www.novaroma.org /wiki/Carmentis   (1282 words)

  
 Prayers to Carmentis (Nova Roma) - NovaRoma
Carmentis was also considered the inventor of the Roman alphabet.
To give you some idea of the range of Carmentis' aspects, here are some prayers you might wish to include in rites to Her.
Bring forth, Carmentis, Your sisters Porrima and Postverta that They too may sing of things that once were and of things that are meant to be.
www.novaroma.org /nr/Prayers_to_Carmentis_(Nova_Roma)   (899 words)

  
  Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, page 115   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The southern summit of the Capitoline Hill at Rome, separated from the arx or northern summit by a saddle, on which were the asylum and the temple of Veiovis.
On this spot the Roman matrons celebrated in her honour the festival of the Carmentalia, the flamen and pontifex as­sisting.
Two Carmentis, called Pomma or Antevorta, and Postvorta, were worshipped as her sisters and attendants.
www.ancientlibrary.com /seyffert/0118.html   (838 words)

  
 Hermes, Greek Mythology Link - www.maicar.com
Eurytus 2 is found among the ARGONAUTS, and among the CALYDONIAN HUNTERS.
Carmentis, a seeress, was skilled in the art of divination.
She was the first to foretell the future of Aeneas' line.
homepage.mac.com /cparada/GML/Hermes.html   (1650 words)

  
 18th Annual FIRST Conference: CarmentiS - a German Early Warning Information System - Challenges and Approaches
Like in any known early warning information system, one building block of CarmentiS are decentralized sensor networks, which are building the backbone of the system.
Well, the reason to introduce an additional paper to this topic is the second building block of CarmentiS – human analysis and of course the combination with classical sensor networks.
In this case the real impediments are not on the technical side, legal and organisational as well as human issues are in the way, making the building of such systems a real challenge.
www.first.org /conference/2006/program/carmentis_-_a_german_early_warning_information_system_-_challenges_and_approaches.html   (250 words)

  
 Camenae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
They were worshipped in the sacred forest known as Porta Capena near Rome.
Carmentia or Carmentis was the chief among the nymphs, the spring and grove outside the Porta Capena was dedicated to her.
On her festival day, the Carmentalia which fell on January the 11th and 15th Vestal Virgins drew water from that spring for the rites.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Camenae   (148 words)

  
 CSCP - Date explanation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The Carmentalia was the festival of the nymph or river-goddess Carmentis.
Carmentis had appeared at Rome in its early history as a prophetess; she came to be associated with childbirth and her festival was mainly celebrated by Roman women.
All of this makes the position of her festival in the calendar highly appropriate: January was named after Janus, who also looked forwards and backwards and was the god of new beginnings.
www.mnlg.com /myCLC/php/date_explanation.php?date_explanation_text=01_15.txt   (132 words)

  
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Carmentis In mythology, a prophetess, mother of Evander, who accompanied him from Arcadia to Latium.
She is also called a nymph, possibly a water goddess; she was worshipped by Roman matrons as a goddess of birth, thus there are often two Carmentes, Prosa and Postversa, looking forward and backward.
Carmentalis porta A gate at Rome near the temple of Carmentis in the eighth district.
ccat.sas.upenn.edu /~jfarrell/temp/vp/july31/pamnames.txt   (2484 words)

  
 18th Annual FIRST Conference: CarmentiS - a German Early Warning Information System - Challenges and Approaches
Like in any known early warning information system, one building block of CarmentiS are decentralized sensor networks, which are building the backbone of the system.
Well, the reason to introduce an additional paper to this topic is the second building block of CarmentiS – human analysis and of course the combination with classical sensor networks.
In this case the real impediments are not on the technical side, legal and organisational as well as human issues are in the way, making the building of such systems a real challenge.
first.org /conference/2006/program/carmentis_-_a_german_early_warning_information_system_-_challenges_and_approaches.html   (499 words)

  
 Carmentalia (January 11 and 15)
The Carmentalia (January 11 and 15) was the festival of Carmentis, or Carmenta, a prophetic goddess who was the most important of the Camenae.
The traditions which assign a Greek origin to her worship state that her original name was Nicostrate, and that she was the mother of Evander, with whom she came to Italy.
Carmentis is also credited with the invention of the Latin alphabet.
www.ancientworlds.net /aw/Post/282378   (172 words)

  
 Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, page 106   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Upon this he built an altar on the spot to Jupiter, under the title of Pater Inventor ("the discoverer"), and sacrificed one of the cattle upon it.
The inhabitants paid him every honour for free­ing them of the monster, and Evander, who was instructed by his mother Carmentis in the lore of prophecy, saluted him as a god.
Hercules is then said to have established his own religious service, and to have in­structed two noble families, the Potltii and the Pinarii, in the usages to be observed at the sacrifice.
www.ancientlibrary.com /seyffert/0109.html   (831 words)

  
 Carmentalia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Carmenta, or Carmentis, was an ancient goddess of Latium, whose name points to prophetic powers, being of the same root as carmen, "song ;" the early oracles were all expressed in verse.
The goddess is sometimes identified as the mother of Evander, who came to Latium from Arcadia and is said to have brought with him a knowledge of the arts, and the Latin alphabetical characters as distinguished from tbe Etruscan.
Into her chapel it was not permitted to carry any part of a dead animal,Ñfor example, anything made of leather.
www.sacredspiral.com /Database/rome/rome07.html   (291 words)

  
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A collection of his verse is available in the store.
From Pivot Press: Julia Budenz's Carmina Carmentis, Joseph S. Salemi's Masquerade, a long-expected collection as are books by Daniel Fernandez, Robert Darling, Sybil Kollar and Frederick Turner.
Carmina Carmentis, by Julia Budenz, is a segment of her epic-in-progress "The Gardens of Flora Baum."
www.expansivepoetryonline.com   (176 words)

  
 The Camenae, Roman Prophetic Water-Goddesses--nymph carmenta birth-goddess poetry charms water goddess roman goddess ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
This temple by the Porta Capena was dedicated on the 13th of August, and that became a day of annual festival to the Camenae, at which They were offered libations of milk and water.
The Camenae were three, sometimes four in number: Carmentis or Carmenta, the leader of the Camenae; Antevorta; Postvorta; and Egeria.
Though She is an ancient Italian Goddess, in later times Carmenta was said to have come from Greece: originally a prophetess of Arcadia called Nicostrate, She had a son named Evander by one Echemus.
www.thaliatook.com /camenae.html   (1162 words)

  
 Schola Isidore Project   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
However, the Latins do not reckon their numbers according to their letters, but make words only from them, excepting the letters I and X which signify the shape of a cross and refer to the number Ten.
The nymph Carmentis first brought the Latin letters into Italy.
For this reason is she called Carmentis, because she chanted the future in her songs.
www.schola-tutorials.com /isidoreproject.html   (1371 words)

  
 Athena's Web Weekly Column
The nearest way is by the right-hand arch of Carmentis' gate(4): go not that way, whoe'er thou art: 'tis ominous.
Later, after the defeat of this city in 392 BC, they were carried to Rome where the tribe they composed was called the Veientina.
(4) Carmentis gate = The right-hand arch of the Parta Carmentalis, next to the temple of Janus, was considered to be unlucky.
www.athenasweb.com /Fasti/IDUS13th(Feb).html   (745 words)

  
 J. Shaw: The Printed Dictionary in France Before 1539: B.8.1.2-B.8.1.2.2.4
Lemmata are in fair alphabetical order from Caath to Caducus, but the next word is Cassis, when it should be Cadulus.
The next group runs from Cassis to Cathedraticus, which is immediately followed by Carmentis, and so on.
We have numbered each group according to the order in which it should appear, and one can see that it would be possible to cut apart the text between the errors and reassemble the pieces in the correct order.
www.chass.utoronto.ca /~wulfric/edicta/shaw/b812.htm   (2168 words)

  
 Graeco-Roman Goddesses
She is often in company with Janus, the two-faced God of Thresholds and Beginnings and Endings.
Though not counted among the traditional Twelve Olympians, Carmentis was an extremely important Roman Goddess.
She was also known as Carmenta and Nicostrata.
www.geocities.com /Wellesley/1582/graecog.html   (1316 words)

  
 Ianuarius Holidays...
On the 9th day of Ianuarius he celebrates the Agonalia and sacrifices a ram in the Regia in honour of Ianus.
On the 11th day of Ianuarius he celebrates the Carmentalia, the first festival day of the month in honour of Carmentis, goddess of pregnant women and births.
On the 15th day of Ianuarius he again celebrates the Carmentalia, the second festival day of the month in honour of Carmentis, goddess of pregnant women and births.
www.ancientworlds.net /aw/Post/278544   (222 words)

  
 *Ø*  Wilson's Almanac free daily ezine | Book of Days | January 15 | Isabel Letham, Big Kahuna, Martin Luther ...
Afterwards the honour was taken from them, and every matron vowed not to propagate the line of her ungrateful spouse by giving birth to offspring...
Their chief deity is Carmenta (or Carmentis), goddess of prophecy, protector of women in childbirth.
Her name is derived from carmen, meaning a magic spell, oracle or song, and is also the roots of the word charm.
www.wilsonsalmanac.com /book/jan15.html   (4449 words)

  
 Carmaina Carmentis, by Julia Budenz -- Order here
Carmaina Carmentis, by Julia Budenz -- Order here
Carmina Carmentis is a twofold selection from Book Three ("Rome").
Expansive Poetry and Music Online Bookstore is pleased to present Carmina Carmentis, published Pivot Press, and available at US$12 plus applicable tax (NYS customers only) plus shipping for domestic (U.S.) delivery.
www.n2hos.com /acm/carminabudenz.html   (248 words)

  
 Laurence Loritz Axel ~*~*星空 夕*~*~ : WOOOAAHHH YAAAYYY!!!!! VAMPIRE GAME!!! XDDDD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Now THAT upsets Carmentis a lot, because Carmentis likes Sanguis and yet Sanguis never ever look at Carmentis.
Carmentis knows that Margarita loves him and would do anything for him.
Therefore when the three of them came down to earth...
www.greatestjournal.com /users/nocturnus/28532.html   (762 words)

  
 Who was Who in Roman Times: Family tree of Carmentis
Who was Who in Roman Times: Family tree of Carmentis
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www.romansonline.com /Famy.asp?IntID=6623   (88 words)

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