In Roman mythology

Roman mythology

Roman mythology is the body of traditional stories pertaining to ancient Rome's legendary origins and religious system, as represented in the literature and visual arts of the Romans...

, the goddess Rusina, also known as Rurina, was a protector of the fields or farmland, one of the ancient di indigetes

Di indigetes

In Georg Wissowa's terminology the di indigetes or indigites were Roman deities and spirits not adopted from other mythologies, as distinguished from the di novensides...

. Her name is related to the Latin word rus, meaning "countryside", which is also the source of the word rural.

A related Roman deity, Rusor, was associated with the goddess Tellus

Terra (mythology)

Terra or Tellus was a goddess personifying the Earth in Roman mythology. The names Terra Mater and Tellus Mater both mean "Mother Earth" in Latin; Mater is an honorific title also bestowed on other goddesses...

. Rusor may mean something like "ploughman".