Vertumnus' cult arrived at Rome around 300 BC (from his Etruscan counterpart: Voltumna) and a temple to him was constructed on the Aventine Hill in 264 BC. A statue of him was placed at the Vicus Tuscus. His festival was the Vertumnalias[?] on August 13.
His name comes from vertere meaning "changing."
Alternative: Vortumnus, Vertimnus
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