In
Roman mythology, Clitumnus (
/klɪˈtʌmnəs/;
Latin: Clītumnus) was a son of
Oceanus and
Tethys. He was the god of the
Clitunno River in
Umbria.
Reference to Clitumnus is best attested in Pliny the Younger "Letters" 8.8: "Hard by is an ancient and sacred temple, where stands Jupiter Clitumnus himself clad and adorned with a toga praetexta, and the oracular responses delivered there prove that the deity dwells within and foretells the future." [1]
The Roman Emperor Caligula visited the sacred grove prior to his invasion of Germany, presumably to consult the oracle of Clitumnus. [2] [3]