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Lara

Lara · f

daughter of the river-god Almo, a nymph whose tongue was cut out by Jupiter on account of her talkativeness, and who…

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What it meant

Lăra — Lewis & Short

Lăra, ae, and Lărunda, ae, f.,

I daughter of the river-god Almo, a nymph whose tongue was cut out by Jupiter on account of her talkativeness, and who was worshipped in Rome under the name of Tacita or Muta: Lara, Ov. F. 2, 599 sq.: Larunda, Varr. L. L. 5, § 74 Müll.; Lact. 1, 20, 35; Aus. Idyll. ap. Monos. de Deis, 9.

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Where it came from

  • Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine Treated in Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine s.v. lara (scan p. 815; entry #16651).

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