Antevorta
Roman · numen · regal · Recorded classification
Antevorta takes the child that comes head first. She and Postvorta divide between them the two ways a birth can present, which is a very Roman distribution of divine labour — the danger is split into its cases and each case gets a goddess. Both are counted among the four Camenae, whose sphere runs from childbirth through springs to prophecy, and the forward-turning of Antevorta's name was also read as knowledge of what is to come.
Domains
- childbirth
- prophecy
Relations
- ally: PostvortaPaired with Postvorta: between them they cover the two ways a child can present at birth.Reference treatment pairing Antevorta and Postvorta among the Camenae. (secondary)
- ally: CarmentaOne of the four Camenae.Reference treatment listing the four Camenae. (secondary)
- ally: EgeriaOne of the four Camenae.Reference treatment listing the four Camenae. (secondary)
Sources
- Antevorta is a Roman birth goddess, one of the four Camenae, invoked for the child that presents head first, and prophetic of what lies ahead.: Reference treatment of the four Camenae and of Antevorta and Postvorta as birth goddesses. (secondary)