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Pălātŭa

tutelary goddess of the Palatine

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What it meant

1. Palatua — de Vaan

Palatua 'tutelary goddess of the Palatine' (Varro), Palatualis 'of Palatua' (Varro+). Pit. *palato~. PIE *plh2-o/u- 'flat, wide'? Since the 'palate' can be referred to as a 'flattened' or Vaulted' part, and since hills are also often referred to as 'flat' or 'vaulted' (if their form so suggests), a derivation of Palatiumfrompalatum is quite conceivable. Palatum could be an adj. in *-5ή> to a stem *pal-(V~) 'flat, … — [de Vaan, s.v. Palatua, p. 454]

2. Pălātŭa — Lewis & Short

Pălātŭa, ae, f.,

I the tutelary goddess of the Palatine, Varr. L. L. 7, § 45 Müll.— Hence,

A Pălātŭālis, e, adj., of or belonging to Palatua: flamen, Varr. L. L. 7, § 45 Müll.; cf.: Palatualis flamen constitutus est, quod in tutelā ejus deae Palatium est, Fest. p. 245 Müll.; Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 45 ib. (Ann. v. 125 Vahl.).—

B Pălātŭar, āris (euphon. for Palatual), n., an offering made at Rome on the Palatine, Fest. s. v. septimontium, p. 348 Müll.

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