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The Romans claimed that Cronus (saturn) was the first king of Latium and,
through his son Picus, ancestor of the Roman kings. A still different, and very
obscure, tradition held that Cronus and Rhea deposed from Olympus not Uranus
but ...
The Romans claimed that Cronus (saturn) was the first king of Latium and,
through his son Picus, ancestor of the Roman kings. A still different, and very
obscure, tradition held that Cronus and Rhea deposed from Olympus not Uranus
but ...
Page 349
A very obscure Roman goddess. Lua may have been originally regarded as the
wife of Saturn, but her worship had declined by Classical times. Lucifer. The
Roman name for the morning star. He was called Eosphorus by the Greeks.
Lucina.
A very obscure Roman goddess. Lua may have been originally regarded as the
wife of Saturn, but her worship had declined by Classical times. Lucifer. The
Roman name for the morning star. He was called Eosphorus by the Greeks.
Lucina.
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Pausanias believed that the name Taraxippus did not originate with the accidents
at Olympia, but was an epithet of Poseidon as god of horses. Tarpeia: A Vestal
virgin. Tarpeia, whose father was the commander of the Roman citadel during ...
Pausanias believed that the name Taraxippus did not originate with the accidents
at Olympia, but was an epithet of Poseidon as god of horses. Tarpeia: A Vestal
virgin. Tarpeia, whose father was the commander of the Roman citadel during ...
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| Title | Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology |
| Author | Edward Tripp |
| Published | 1970 |
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