83%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Roman Mythology Pronounced Pron. /ˈful.ɡo.ra/(Latin) [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Latin fulgur meaning "lightning", derived from fulgeo "to flash, to shine". In Roman mythology this was the name of a goddess who presided over lightning, equivalent to the Greek goddess Astrape. Categories deities, ends in -ora, goddesses, light, lightning, lightning deities, Roman mythology, weather