Laverna Roman A goddess of the Underworld of ancient Italian origins.
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Laverna Roman A goddess of the Underworld of ancient Italian origins. Laverna was known as a goddess to whom thieves, cheats, imposters, and frauds would pray when they were trying to hide. They would ask Laverna to make them look innocent and law abiding. Near a temple to Laverna on the Aventine Hill grew a grove of trees in which thieves would hide and ask for her help. She became known through Roman poets as the goddess of trickery.
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