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Juno and one of the Fabian laws
In Robert Graves' translation of Apuleius's The Golden Ass, when Psyche asks Juno for help, Juno says she can't help because of one of the Fabian laws.
What is a Fabian law?
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Was Horatius Cocles a footman or mounted?
The myths of ancient Rome recount of Horatius Cocles, a brave Roman soldier officer who has defended the Roman republic from an Etruscan attack. He stood alone on the sole bridge above the Tiber river separating the attackers from the city of Rome,…
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How did the seasons change, according to the Romans?
In Greek mythology the seasons change because Hades takes a beautiful girl down to the Underworld, her mother weeps and while in deep sorrow it becomes winter.
What did the Romans believe for the change of seasons?
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Was Apollo the sun god in Augustan Rome?
I had assumed that Apollo was the sun god in the Augustan era of Rome. I still think this is true. But I read a passage in Wikipedia that made me doubt this.
In Hellenistic times, especially during the 3rd century BCE, as Apollo Helios he became…
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Was Saturn a person or god among the early Romans?
I've been very perplexed over the confusing matter regarding Saturn and how he was viewed by the early Romans. Some say he was a just king who ruled the Romans in a golden age, succeeding Janus. Others claim Saturn was a god.
Then who was Jupiter…
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Who or what is Vergil referring to when he mentions God/Divine Intelligence in the Georgics?
So, I'm reading the book IV of Virgil's Georgics and was puzzled by the "God" mentioned in the following lines (starting at line 219 of James Rhoades' translation)
Led by these tokens, and with such traits to guide,
Some say that unto bees a…
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Where did Mars live (what part of Rome)?
I'm doing an important project on Mars.
Where did Mars live?
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