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Larentia

Larentia · f

the wife of Faustulus, and mother of the twelve Arval Brothers, who suckled and reared the twins Romulus and Remus

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What it meant

Lārentĭa — Lewis & Short

Lārentĭa (Lārentīna, ae, f. (also called Acca Larentia), acc. to the myth,

Lact. 1, 20 init.),
I the wife of Faustulus, and mother of the twelve Arval Brothers, who suckled and reared the twins Romulus and Remus, Ov. F. 3, 55; Liv. 1, 4, 7; Gell. 6, 7; Varr. L. L. 6, § 23 Müll.—Lārentā-lia, ium, n., the festival celebrated in honor of Larentia, on the 23d of December, Ov. F. 3, 57; Paul. ex Fest. p. 119 Müll.—Also in a lengthened form: †Lārentīnal, Varr. L. L. 6, 3, 58, § 23 Müll.

In the wild

6 of 14 attestations shown.

Where it came from

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