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title: Mosaic with Busts of the Planetary Deities, Italica (Spain)
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13895/mosaic-with-busts-of-the-planetary-deities-italica/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Mosaic with Busts of the Planetary Deities, Italica (Spain)

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![Mosaic with Busts of the Planetary Deities, Italica (Spain)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13895.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13895.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mosaic/) in the House of the Planetarium in Italica (an archaeological site located in modern-day Santiponce, 9 kilometres (5.5 miles) north of Seville in Spain) with busts of the planetary deities who gave their names to the days of the week. In the center is [Venus](https://www.worldhistory.org/venus/) (Friday). Anticlockwise from bottom center are [Jupiter](https://www.worldhistory.org/jupiter/) (Thursday), [Saturn](https://www.worldhistory.org/Saturn/) (Saturday), [Helios](https://www.worldhistory.org/Helios/) or Sol (Sunday), Luna or [Selene](https://www.worldhistory.org/Selene/) (Monday), [Mars](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mars/) (Tuesday), and Mercury (Wednesday).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2021, April 24). Mosaic with Busts of the Planetary Deities, Italica (Spain). *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13895/mosaic-with-busts-of-the-planetary-deities-italica/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Mosaic with Busts of the Planetary Deities, Italica (Spain)." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 24, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13895/mosaic-with-busts-of-the-planetary-deities-italica/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Mosaic with Busts of the Planetary Deities, Italica (Spain)." *World History Encyclopedia*, 24 Apr 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13895/mosaic-with-busts-of-the-planetary-deities-italica/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/25199915990/in/album-72157625225214729/) by **Carole Raddato**. Submitted by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/ "User Page: Carole Raddato"), published on 24 April 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.