Semonia

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In Roman mythology, Semonia was the goddess of sowing. She belonged to a group of agricultural deities which also comprised Setia (or Seja) and Segetia.[1][2][3] Their names are derived from the same stem as the Latin verb sero "to sow".

This ancient deity, associated with crops and sowing,[4][5] is of possible Roman or Sabine origin and worship. She is usually attested with the epithet Salus Semonia.[6]

Her possible male counterpart is Sabine god Semo Sancus,[7] whose traits merged with Dius Fidius's.

Semonia and Sancus appear together with other agricultural/crop deities Seia and Segetia.[8][9]

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