ANGERONA, a Roman goddess. According to ancient authorities, she relieved men from pain and sorrow, or delivered the Romans and their flocks from angina (quinsy) ; or she was the protecting goddess of Rome and the keeper of the sacred name of the city, which might not be pronounced lest it should be re vealed to her enemies.
Modern scholars regard her as akin to Ops and Acca Larentia; or as the goddess of the new year and the returning sun. Her festival, called Divalia or Angeronalia, was celebrated Dec. 21. The priests offered sacrifice in the temple of Volupia, the goddess of pleasure, in which stood a statue of Angerona, with a finger on her mouth, which was bound and closed. She was worshipped as Ancharia at Faesulae (q.v.), where an altar belonging to her has been discovered.