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Laetitia, deriving from the root word lætitia, æ, f. (latin), meaning "happy", "glad", "jubilation" "prosperous", or "abounding", was a minor Roman goddess of fertility. Her name was used to mean happiness with prosperity and abundance. She is usually shown with greenery to depict the abundance of seasonal decorations that many sites would include. Wreaths of flowers or leaves are commonly worn at festivals or holy rituals, similarly Laetitia would be shown wearing a garland to mean celebration. She was sometimes depicted on Roman coinage with an anchor, as a representation of stability, or, like Fortuna, a ship's rudder symbolizing her guiding one to good fortune or prosperity.

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  • Laetitia, deriving from the root word lætitia, æ, f. (latin), meaning "happy", "glad", "jubilation" "prosperous", or "abounding", was a minor Roman goddess of fertility. Her name was used to mean happiness with prosperity and abundance. She is usually shown with greenery to depict the abundance of seasonal decorations that many sites would include. Wreaths of flowers or leaves are commonly worn at festivals or holy rituals, similarly Laetitia would be shown wearing a garland to mean celebration. She was sometimes depicted on Roman coinage with an anchor, as a representation of stability, or, like Fortuna, a ship's rudder symbolizing her guiding one to good fortune or prosperity. Laetitia, engraved on different coins.These are denarius of Julius Maesa showing us the goddess Laetitia. (en)
  • Lætitia est la déesse romaine personnifiant la joie et le bonheur. C'est aussi la déesse mineure de la fertilité. Son nom vient du latin et signifie « joie ». Elle apparait au revers de différentes monnaies, principalement à partir du IIe siècle, tenant un collier dans la main droite et un sceptre dans la gauche. Le Latin était une langue vivante à l'époque romaine. * Monnaie du IIIe siècle à l'effigie de Gordien III, avec au revers la déesse Lætitia (LAETITIA AVG N). (fr)
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  • O: draped and cuirassed bust with radiate crown IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG (en)
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  • R: Laetitia holding wreath and anchor LAETITIA AVG N (en)
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  • silver antoninianus struck by Gordian III in Rome late 240 - July 243 AD; ref.: RIC 86 (en)
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  • Lætitia est la déesse romaine personnifiant la joie et le bonheur. C'est aussi la déesse mineure de la fertilité. Son nom vient du latin et signifie « joie ». Elle apparait au revers de différentes monnaies, principalement à partir du IIe siècle, tenant un collier dans la main droite et un sceptre dans la gauche. Le Latin était une langue vivante à l'époque romaine. * Monnaie du IIIe siècle à l'effigie de Gordien III, avec au revers la déesse Lætitia (LAETITIA AVG N). (fr)
  • Laetitia, deriving from the root word lætitia, æ, f. (latin), meaning "happy", "glad", "jubilation" "prosperous", or "abounding", was a minor Roman goddess of fertility. Her name was used to mean happiness with prosperity and abundance. She is usually shown with greenery to depict the abundance of seasonal decorations that many sites would include. Wreaths of flowers or leaves are commonly worn at festivals or holy rituals, similarly Laetitia would be shown wearing a garland to mean celebration. She was sometimes depicted on Roman coinage with an anchor, as a representation of stability, or, like Fortuna, a ship's rudder symbolizing her guiding one to good fortune or prosperity. (en)
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  • Laetitia (Gottheit) (de)
  • Laetitia (mythologie) (fr)
  • Laetitia (goddess) (en)
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