Editing Consus (section)

{{short description|Ancient Roman god of grains}}
{{Ancient Roman religion}}

In [[Religion in ancient Rome|ancient Roman religion]], the god '''Consus''' was the protector of grains. He was represented by a grain seed.<ref name=Colchester-2014-12-12/> His [[Altar of Consus|altar]] ''([[Glossary of ancient Roman religion#ara|ara]])''<ref name=Lipka-2009/>{{rp|style=ama|page= 42}} was located at the first ''meta'' of the [[Circus Maximus]].<ref name=Aldington-Ames-1968/> It was either underground, or according to other sources, covered with earth, which was swept off during the two [[Consualia]], his festivals on August&nbsp;21,<ref name=EB1911/> December&nbsp;15,<ref name=EB1911/><ref name=Colchester-2014-12-12/> and on July&nbsp;7 when the pontiffs held a sacrifice there.<ref name=Tertullian-V-7/> He was thus a [[chthonic]] god.<ref name=Lipka-2009/>{{rp|style=ama|page= 42}}

The ''[[Flamen Quirinalis]]'' and the [[Vestals]] officiated at his rites.{{refn|Lipka (2009),<ref name=Lipka-2009/>{{rp|style=ama|page=57}} who cites [[Tertullian]].<ref name=Tertullian-V-7/>}}