Also called Iuturna.
Their story
Juturna was the nymph of a spring in the Forum, the Lacus Juturnae, whose water was used in public rites and thought to heal. Legend said the twins Castor and Pollux watered their horses there after announcing the victory at Lake Regillus. In the Aeneid she is the immortal sister of Turnus, who grieves that she cannot die with him. Ovid tells that Jupiter pursued her and made her a goddess of waters.
Best times to give to them
- Juturnalia, 11 January
- In drought
What they like being given
- Clean water
- Flowers
- Incense
How to honour them
- Bless drinking water in her name.
- Pray for those who work with water.
- Keep a small bowl of spring water on the altar.
How they can help you
- Healing
- Grief
- Water blessing
Symbols
- spring basin
- water jar
- horses of the Dioscuri
Sources
- Virgil, Aeneid 12
- Ovid, Fasti 2
- Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities 6.13
More Roman goddesses
- Juno Queen of heaven and protector of women
- Minerva Patron of craftworkers, teachers and healers
- Venus Mother of the Roman people and goddess of love
- Diana Lady of the woodland grove and the moon
- Vesta The living flame at the heart of home and Rome
- Ceres Mother of the grain and friend of the common people
- Luna The moon, shining through the night
- Libera Partner of Liber in the Aventine triad