What is Saturn the god of?
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agriculture and the Golden Age
Saturn, legend says, brought humankind agriculture and a peaceful Golden Age.
💡 Did you know? Rome's state treasury, the aerarium, kept its money in the temple of Saturn.
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Which boisterous Roman December festival is seen as a forerunner of some Christmas customs?
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the Saturnalia
At the Saturnalia in December, normal order was suspended: gifts, feasting and reversed roles.
💡 Did you know? Many customs of the Saturnalia later flowed into the celebration of Christmas.
Which Greek god corresponds to Saturn?
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Cronus
The Romans identified Saturn with the Greek Titan Cronus.
💡 Did you know? The ringed planet Saturn and „Saturday“ are named after him.
Which officials administered the aerarium in the temple of Saturn?
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the quaestors
The temple of Saturn held the aerarium, Rome's state treasury: supervised by the quaestors.
💡 Did you know? The quaestorship was the lowest rung of the Roman cursus honorum.
Which mythical age does Saturn stand for?
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for the Golden Age
Under Saturn, legend says, there was a Golden Age without masters, slaves or war.
💡 Did you know? The Saturnalia let this age symbolically revive once a year.
Which attribute does Saturn carry?
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the sickle
As god of sowing and harvest, Saturn carries a sickle: like his counterpart Cronus.
💡 Did you know? Through the sickle, the image later passed to the „Grim Reaper“ of time.
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