In Roman mythology, Semonia was the goddess of sowing. She belonged to a group of agricultural deities which also comprised Setia (or Seja) and Segetia. [1] [2] [3] Their names are derived from the same stem as the Latin verb sero "to sow".
This ancient deity, associated with crops and sowing, [4] [5] is of possible Roman or Sabine origin and worship. She is usually attested with the epithet Salus Semonia. [6]
Her possible male counterpart is Sabine god Semo Sancus, [7] whose traits merged with Dius Fidius's.
Semonia and Sancus appear together with other agricultural/crop deities Seia and Segetia. [8] [9]