JUVENTAS


Meaning of JUVENTAS in English

[Roman] "Youth". An early Roman goddess of youth, equal to the Greek goddess Hebe. Boys offered a coin to her when they wore a man's toga for the first time. The temple of Juventas on the Capitol was more ancient than that of Jupiter. She also had a second temple in the Circus Maximus.

Encyclopedia Mythica English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический словарь греческой мифологии.