Lethe the spirit of forgetfulness and oblivion, and of the river of the same name Leto was the Titan goddess of motherhood and modesty Limos the spirit of hunger and starvation Lilaea (one of the Naides, a fresh water nymph) Lips god of the southwest wind Lupe the spirit of "pain, grief, sadness" Lyssa the spirit of rage, fury and rabies in animals Roman Gods and Goddesses Names and Roles Lares, household gods Lacturnus god of growing, harvesting, and storing crops Latona goddess of motherhood and modesty Laverna, goddess of thieves and charlatans. Levana, goddess of the rite through which fathers accepted newborn babies as their own. Letum, personification of death Liber, a god of male fertility, wine and freedom, Libera, Liber's female equivalent, fertility Goddess Liberalitas, goddess or personification of generosity. Libertas, goddess or personification of freedom. Libitina, goddess of death, corpses and funerals Lima, a goddess of the threshold Limentinus, god of limes Lua, goddess to whom soldiers sacrificed captured weapons Lucina, goddess of childbirth Luna, goddess of the moon. Lupercus, god of shepherds, sometimes identified with the Greek god Pan. Lympha, often plural lymphae, a water deity |