In
Roman mythology
Roman mythology is the body of myths of ancient Rome as represented in the literature and visual arts of the Romans. One of a wide variety of genres of Roman folklore, ''Roman mythology'' may also refer to the modern study of these representa ...
, Clitumnus (; ) was a son of
Oceanus and
Tethys. He was the god of the
Clitunno River in
Umbria
it, Umbro (man) it, Umbra (woman)
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Reference to Clitumnus is best attested in
Pliny the Younger "Letters" 8.8: "Hard by is an ancient and sacred temple, where stands Jupiter Clitumnus himself clad and adorned with a
toga praetexta
The toga (, ), a distinctive garment of ancient Rome, was a roughly semicircular cloth, between in length, draped over the shoulders and around the body. It was usually woven from white wool, and was worn over a tunic. In Roman historiography, ...
, and the oracular responses delivered there prove that the deity dwells within and foretells the future."
The Roman Emperor
Caligula visited the sacred grove prior to his invasion of Germany, presumably to consult the oracle of Clitumnus.
References
Roman gods
Potamoi
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