Hi,
At
Echoes of Narcissus there's a nice recent submit from
juliadomna, explaining the ethymology of ''money'',
Quote:
"When the
Romans established their
Mint, they did not set it up in its own building, but in a temple. This was probably to give the roots of their economy divine protection from robbers and other problems. The temple they chose was the temple of
Juno who Warns, or in Latin,
Juno Moneta. The little stamped metal discs which issued from the temple were called ‘Things of the one who warns’-
monetae. Gradually these “
monetae” took on a life of their own and spawned their own deities, the three
Monetae, one for every
type of metal used in coinage: gold, silver and bronze. They are always shown together, each holding a set of
scales and a horn of
plenty"
Lx