Cloacina 85151 165758525 2007-10-20T01:56:37Z BOT-Superzerocool 338065 robot Adding: [[sv:Cloacina]] In [[Roman mythology]], '''Cloacina''' ("sewer" or "purifier" in archaic [[Latin]]) was the goddess who presided over the [[Cloaca Maxima]], the system of sewers in [[Rome, Italy|Rome]]. The Cloaca Maxima was a sewer said to be begun by [[Tarquinius Priscus]] and finished by [[Tarquinius Superbus]]. [[Titus Tatius]], who reigned with Romulus, erected a statue to her. She was originally derived from [[Etruscan mythology]]. As well as controlling sewers, she was also a protector of [[sexual intercourse]] in [[marriage]]. Regardless of her original source, she later became identified with Venus. == Worship == Cloacina was worshipped as an aspect of Venus at the small [[Shrine of Venus Cloacina]], situated before the [[Basilica Aemilia]] on the [[Roman Forum]] and directly above the Cloaca Maxima. Some Roman coins had images of Cloacina or her shrine on them. Cloacina was also worshipped with rhymed prayer. == References == [http://www.vroma.org/~jruebel/cloacina.html Information on Cloacina] [http://www.pantheon.org/articles/c/cloacina.html Mythology of Cloacina] [http://www.sewerhistory.org/articles/wh_era/cloacina/cloacina.pdf Article on Cloacina and sewers] {{Ancient-Rome-myth-stub}} [[Category:Love and lust goddesses]] [[Category:Roman goddesses]] [[Category:Sewerage]] [[es:Cloacina]] [[fr:Vénus Cloacina]] [[ro:Cloacina]] [[sv:Cloacina]]