Roman Mythology
- Bellona, goddess of war
- Honos, god of chivalry, honor, and military justice
- Lua, goddess to whom soldiers sacrificed captured weapons
- Mars, god of war and agriculture, equivalent to the Greek god Ares
- Minerva, goddess of wisdom and war, equivalent to the Greek goddess Athena
- Nerio, warrior goddess and personification of valor
- Vica Pota, goddess of victory
- Victoria, personification of victory, equivalent to the Greek goddess Nike
- Virtus, god of bravery and military strength
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