Robigus

Rōbīgus (or Robigo, the female equivalent), in Roman religion, the god of ‘blight’ who averted red mildew or rust from crops. He was propitiated and the pest averted by the annual sacrifice of a rust-coloured dog at the festival of the Robigalia on 25 April.

In Roman mythology, Robigus ("wheat rust" or "mildew") was a fertility god who protected crops against diseases. He was worshipped alongside his sister Robigo for over 1700 years. His festival was the Robigalia on April 25. Worshipers would make offerings that were coloured red, such as red wine or the sacrifice of red dogs, as this is the colour of wheat rust.

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