Libera(98 words)
[German version]
The consort of Liber; as he is the god of male fertility, so she is the goddess of female fertility (Aug. Civ. 6,9). She belongs to the Aventine triad of Ceres, Liber and L. (Fast. Caeretani, CIL I 1, 212) and is venerated together with Liber, at the Liberalia and at wine festivals [1. 256ff.]. In accordance with the identification of Liber with Dionysius L. is equated with Ariadne (Ov. Fast. 3,512). For bibliography see Liber.
Prescendi, Francesca (Geneva)
Bibliography
1 O. de Cazanove, Jupiter, Liber et le vin latin, in: RHR 205, 1988, 245-265.
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Prescendi, Francesca (Geneva),
“Libera”, in:
Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry.
Consulted online on 05 March 2021 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e703660>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510
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