prayer that none of their household may die? One should not be surprised at this; Aristotle, in fact, says that there is written in the treaty of the Arcadians with the Spartans: "No one shall be made good for rendering aid to the Spartan party in Tegea"; that is, no one shall be put to death. See also List of Roman birth and childhood deities References Roman goddesses Death goddesses Undead Stillbirth Hecate Dog deities