What is Quirinus?
In [[Roman mythology]], '''Quirinus''' was an early god of the Roman state. In Augustan Rome, Quirinus was also a name of [[Janus]], as ''Janus Quirinus''.<ref>In the prayer of the [[fetiales]] quoted by [[Livy]] (I.32.10); [[Macrobius]] (''Sat.'' I.9.15);</ref> == History == Quirinus was originally most likely a [[Sabine]] god. The Sabines had a settlement near the site of what was to become [[Rome]], and erected an [[altar]] to Quirinus on the ''Collis Quirinalis'', the ''Quirinal Hill'', one of the ''Seven Hills of Rome''. When the Romans settled there, they absorbed the cult of Quirinus into their early [[belief]] system — previous to direct Greek influence — and he was said to be the [[Deity|deified]] [[Romulus]]. In later times, however, Quirinus became far less important, losing his place to ([[Juno (mythology)|Juno]] and [[Minerva]] and [[Mars (mythology)|Mars]]' place). == Notes == <!--This article uses the Cite.php citation mechanism. If you would like more information on how to add references to this article, please see http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cite/Cite.php --> {{Reflist|2}} {{Roman myth (major)}} {{Europe-stub}} [[Category:Roman gods and goddesses]]