Vervactor Explained

Type:	Roman
Vervactor
Deity Of:	Minor god of Fields God of ploughing

In Roman mythology, Vervactor was the deity of ploughing fallow land.^{[1] [2]} He was one of the 12 helper gods of Ceres.^[3] His name was invoked during the Cerealia, along with the other 11 helper gods of Ceres.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Price, Mary Beard . North, John . Price, Simon. Religions of Rome: A history. 1999. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge. 9780521316828. 11.
2. Book: Dumézil. Georges. Krapp. Philip. Archaic Roman religion. 1996. Johns Hopkins Univ. Press. Baltimore [u.a.]. 9780801854804. 35. Johns Hopkins ed., [Rev. ed.]..
3. Book: Spaeth. Barbette Stanley. Barbette Spaeth. The Roman Goddess Ceres. 2010. University of Texas Press. 9780292785779. 36.
4. Web site: A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (1890), AGRICULTU´RA. www.perseus.tufts.edu. 4 February 2017.