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Feronia (Roman deity)

LC control no.no2014035063
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Personal name headingFeronia (Roman deity)
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Associated countryRome
Found inFeronia, 2013.
Encyclopedia Mythica WWW site, Mar. 10, 2014: Roman mythology, Feronia (the Roman goddess who was invoked to secure a bountiful harvest. She was worshipped in Capena, located at the base of Mount Soracte, and Terracina, and had a temple on the Campus Martius in Rome. She was worshipped as the goddess of freedom by slaves, for it was believed that those who sat on a holy stone in her sanctuary were set free. Her festival took place on November 15)