Acca Larentia, wife of the shepherd Faustulus, raised Romulus and Remus after he took them away from a she-wolf. She had 12 sons of her own, from whom the college of Fratres Arvales—or "Agricultural Brothers"—was derived.
Aletes - hero, patron of miners.
Amata - Queen of the Latins, mother of Levinia. She was hostile to Aeneas and supportive of Turnus. The high priest called the girl he took as a vestal virgin "Amata."
Amulius – King of Alba. Brother of Numitor, whom he expelled and succeeded as king. He ordered Rhea Silvia's sons, Romulus and Remus, thrown into the Tiber.
Anna Perenna – according to one version, she was the sister of Dido, Queen of Carthage. After her sister's death and many adventures, she found refuge with Aeneas in Italy, arousing his wife's jealousy. She was then taken to live with the deity of the river Numicius in Latium. According to another version, she was an old woman who distributed bread to the Roman people after they left Rome to wage political warfare against the patricians. In her honor, a joyful festival, a kind of folk festival, was celebrated on March 15th on the meadows outside the city. Playful songs were sung at the time – supposedly in remembrance of the trick by which Anna Perenna deceived Mars, who was in love with Minerva.
Antenor - a Trojan hero who settled after the fall of Troy along with the Aeneates on the Lower Po.
Aqua Virgo - nymph, lady of the fountain.
Augur - Roman astrologer who derived prophecies from natural phenomena and animal behavior.
Aventinus, Aventine - son of Rhea and Hercules, who gave his name to the Aventine Hill.
Basilisk - a monstrous snake-dragon that kills with venom, glance and breath.
Caeculus, Ceculus – was the son of the god Vulcan. He founded the city of Praeneste. He was an ally of Turnus in the war against Aeneas and was considered the progenitor of the Roman Caecilian dynasty.
Canens, Kanenta - a nymph, beloved of King Picus. She melted with grief when he was transformed into a woodpecker by Circe.
Circe – an Italian nymph and famous sorceress from the Odyssey. She specialized in turning people into pigs.
Daunus – king of the Illyrian land of Daunia in Italy on the Adriatic Sea. He hospitably received Diomedes when he was searching for a new homeland.
Dido, daughter of the king of Tyre, founded Carthage and there committed suicide at the stake.
Egeria – an Italian water nymph. She possessed the gift of prophecy. She became the wife and advisor of Numa Pompilius (c. 700 BC).
Euander, son of Hermes and the nymph Carmenta, founded the settlement of Paladium on the site where Rome later grew. Worshipped as a minor deity.
Faustulus - shepherd of King Amulius, saved Romulus and Remus from the Tiber.
Genius - the Italian guardian spirit of men, places, countries and cities (e.g. genius loci).
Halesus – according to some, he was the son of Neptune, according to others, of Agamemnon. He was considered the founder of the city of Falerii.
Hecatomb - a sacrifice made to the gods of one hundred oxen.
Hercules - Roman hero, performed heroic deeds.
Ilia, Rhea Silvia - daughter of Numitor, King of Alba, who, by the grace of the god Mars, gave birth to Romulus and Remus. She was a Vestal Virgin.
Incubi - male, demonic beings that lay on the chests of sleeping people, sending them nightmares.
Cacus – a three-headed, fire-breathing giant. He appeared in various guises, including as a fire deity. As a giant, the son of Vulcan, he was slain by Hercules.
Kamena - spring nymphs, had the gift of prophecy, gave inspiration to poets; identified with the Greek Muses.
Camilla - daughter of King Metabus of Privernum, fought on the side of Turnus against Aeneas, died at the hand of Arruns.
Karna - an Italian nymph - a seducer; also a guardian of infants, she protected them from strigas.
Klausus - leader of the Sabines in the war against Aeneas. He was the progenitor of the Claudian dynasty.
Korytus – son of Zeus and Electra, father of Dardanos, who migrated to Asia Minor and founded the Dardanid dynasty there, and was therefore the ancestor of Aeneas. Korytus himself was considered the founder of the city of Korythos in Etruria.
Lara, a nymph, betrayed Jupiter's amorous intentions. The god tore out her tongue and condemned her to the underworld. On her way there, Mercury seduced her, and she bore him Lara.
Larvae - evil souls of the dead, appearing to the living as night spectres and spooks.
Lares - patron deities of human communities, worshiped at crossroads.
Lausus - son of Mezentius, killed by Aeneas.
Lemurs - sinister souls of dead ancestors and criminals, brought madness to people.
Lymphs - spring nymphs.
Many - spirits of deceased ancestors.
Mezentius – cruel king of the Etruscan city of Caere, exiled from there. He was an ally of Turnus and an enemy of Aeneas.
Numa, Numa Pompilius – Romulus' successor, second king of Rome. He founded numerous cults and religious institutions. His advisor was the nymph Egeria.
Numen - a mysterious, amorphous and supernatural force that rules the world.
Numitor - brother of Amulius, son of Procas, king of Elba.
Orcus - the name of the underworld of the dead. The Italic demon of death, the deity ruling the land of the dead.
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