Summanus (Latin: Summānus) was the god of nocturnal thunder in ancient Roman religion, as counterposed to Jupiter, the god of diurnal (daylight) thunder. [1] His precise nature was unclear even to Ovid. [2] Pliny thought that he was of Etruscan origin, …

Jun 19, 2019 · The 20th of June is the commemoration of the enshrinement of Summanus, the god of nocturnal lightning and one of Rome’s oldest gods. At one time, Summanus was more popular than Jupiter.

Summanus. A derivative form from summus, the highest, an ancient Roman or Etruscan divinity, who was equal or even of higher rank than Jupiter; in fact, it would seem that as Jupiter was the god of heaven in the bright day, so Summanus was the god of the nocturnal heaven, and lightnings plying in the night were regarded as the work of Summanus.

a derivative form from summus, the highest, an ancient Roman or Etruscan divinity, who was equal or even of higher rank than Jupiter; in fact, it would seem that as Jupiter was the god of heaven in the bright day, so Summanus was the god of the nocturnal heaven, and lightnings plying in the night were regarded as the work of Summanus (Augustin.

SUMMANUS, according to some, an old Sabine or Etruscan deity; the name, however, is Latin, formed by assimilation from sub-mānus (cf. mane, Matuta), signifying the god of the time “before the morning.” His sphere of influence was the nocturnal heavens, thunderstorms at night being attributed to him, those by day to Jupiter.

Jun 18, 2014 · As many of you know, the Ancient Romans were polytheists; thus, they had many gods they needed to appease throughout the year. June 20th, the day before the summer solstice, was actually a holiday for one of their more …

Summanus is a fictional deity created by British author Brian Lumley for his short story "What Dark God?" (ADJ, 1975) and identified as a Great Old One in "The Fairground Horror" (EXP, 1976). It is named after an obscure nocturnal thunder god referred to in …

SUMMANUS, according to some, an old Sabine or Etruscan deity; the name, however, is Latin, formed by assimilation from sub-manus (cf. mane, Matuta), signifying the god of the time "before the morning." His sphere of influence was the nocturnal heavens, thunderstorms at night being attributed to him, those by day to Jupiter.

Oct 4, 2022 · In contrast to Jupiter, who was the god of diurnal (daytime) thunder, Summanus was the deity of nocturnal thunder. Even to Ovid, his exact nature was unknown. One of the nine thunder gods, according to Pliny, was of Etruscan descent.

Summanus, god who sends nocturnal thunderbolts (FestusGloss. Lat. 334). Latte (RR 208) derives the cult from an omen during the war with *Pyrrhus when a temple was founded (?276 bce), located ‘at the Circus Maximus’ (A. Ziolkowski, The Temples of Mid-Republican Rome, 154). Wheel-shaped *cakes called summonalia were offered to him (FestusGloss.