| LC control no. | no2015169076 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Vertumnus (Roman deity) |
| Variant(s) | Vertumno (Roman deity) |
| Found in | Il dio elegante, 2015: t.p. (Vertumno) Encyclopedia Mythica WWW site, Dec. 16, 2015: (Vertumnus, the Roman divinity of seasons, changes and ripening of plant life. He is the patron of gardens and fruit trees. He has the power to change himself into various forms, and used this to gain the favor of the goddess Pomona. Vertumnus' cult was introduced in Rome around 300 BCE and a temple was built on the Aventine Hill in 264 BCE. The Vertumnalias, observed on August 13, is his festival. A statue of Vertumnus stood at the Vicus Tuscus) |
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