Questions tagged [roman]
For questions about Roman mythology and legends.
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Why were metamorphoses so popular with ancient writers?
A brief search revealed five books by Greek and Roman writers on the subject of metamorphosis myths:
"Metamorphoses" by Ovid
"Metamorphoseon Synagoge" by Antoninus Liberalis
"Metamorphoses (aka The ...
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What deities did only one city/state recognize?
In research of past questions, I came across Eleos. Eleos is the personified daemon (lesser/inferior god) of piety, mercy, clemency (leniency), and compassion. She was always depicted as a young woman ...
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Was Plutus the son of Pluto and Proserpina?
There are so many different answers to the, "Who were Hades/Pluto and Persephone/Prosperina children?" question that I'm not sure if they even had children together at all anymore.
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Who kept the Cumaean Sybil in a jar (ampulla)?
I have previously asked a question about the Virgin of Cumae, or the Cumaean Sybil, so the info will, for the most part, just be a memorize and type deal.
The Virgin of Cumae was a priestess with the ...
