Tutela
In ancient Roman culture and mythology, Tutela was a goddess and divine personification of "guardianship." As a concept, tutela had specific applications under Roman law. == Legal tutela == Under Roman law, there were several forms of tutela ("guardianship" or "tutelage"), mainly for people such as minors and women who ordinarily in Roman society would be under the legal protection and control of a paterfamilias, but who for whatever reasons were sui iuris, legally emancipated.