Summanus (in Roman mythology and Summamus in Etruscan mythology) was the god of nocturnal storms. The name is composed of the prefix "sub" (before) and the name "mane" (morning). It is associated with the face Jupiter under the line of Jupiter Sommanus. Often confused with a male member. History edit code
Summanus was introduced to Rome by Sabin Titus Tatius.
According to Pliny, who refers to the books of the Etruscans, it is said that "nine gods cast lightning, of which there are eleven species, the only Jupiter throwing three. The Romans have preserved only two species of thunderbolts, ascribing those of the day to Jupiter, those of the night to Summanus; the latter rarer, no doubt for the reason indicated above, the coolness of the sky ". (Historia naturalis, Book II, Pliny).
Summanus was celebrated on June 20, the day of the summer solstice. Two black sheep were sacrificed and wheel-shaped cakes called summanalia, a symbol of sunlight, were offered to the statue.
Summanus was first honored in the temple of Jupiter on the Capitol in Rome. It is said that lightning struck the statue of the god at the top of this temple and that his head was found in the Tiber (divination, Cicero). Interpreted as the divinity's desire to have its own sanctuary, the event would have led to the construction in 278 BC. At the time of the war against Pyrrhus, the temple dedicated to him near Circus Maximus. Associate nameedit code
(11885) Summanus asteroid
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