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''Opera: The Works of Horace: the Odes on the Basis of Anthon: the Satires and Epistles by McCaul''
Edited by George B. Wheeler (Dublin: Cumming & Ferguson, 1846) *Martial, ''Selected Epigrams of Martial''. Edited by Edwin Post (Boston: Ginn & Co., 1908) *Purcell, N.
Places: 432925 (Marica)
''Pleiades''. Retrieved July 6, 2020. *Rose, H. J., ''A Handbook of Greek Literature'' (London: Methuen & Co., Ltd., 1959) * "Marica", William Smith (ed.), ''A New Classical Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography, Mythology and Geography'' (New York: Harper & Bros., 1878) Characters in Roman mythology Nymphs {{AncientRome-myth-stub
In Roman mythology
Roman mythology is the body of myths of ancient Rome as represented in the literature and visual arts of the Romans, and is a form of Roman folklore. "Roman mythology" may also refer to the modern study of these representations, and to th ...
, Marica was a nymph
A nymph (; ; sometimes spelled nymphe) is a minor female nature deity in ancient Greek folklore. Distinct from other Greek goddesses, nymphs are generally regarded as personifications of nature; they are typically tied to a specific place, land ...
, the mother of Latinus
Latinus (; Ancient Greek: Λατῖνος, ''Latînos'', or Λατεῖνος, ''Lateînos'') was a figure both in Greek mythology, Greek and Roman mythology. He is often associated with the heroes of the Trojan War, namely Odysseus and Aeneas. ...
. Latinus was fathered by Faunus
In Religion in ancient Rome, ancient Roman religion and Roman mythology, myth, Faunus was the rustic god of the forest, plains and fields; when he made cattle fertile, he was called Inuus. He came to be equated in literature with the Greek god ...
, who was also occasionally referred to as the son of Marica. The sacred forest near Minturnae
Minturno is a city and ''comune'' in southern Lazio, Italy, situated on the north west bank of the Garigliano (known in antiquity as the Liris).
It has a station on the Rome-Naples main railway line.
History
The nearby sanctuary of Marica (my ...
was dedicated to Marica. A lake nearby was also named after her. Various Roman authors claims that she was a form of Diana or Venus
Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It is often called Earth's "twin" or "sister" planet for having almost the same size and mass, and the closest orbit to Earth's. While both are rocky planets, Venus has an atmosphere much thicker ...
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See also
*Virgil
Publius Vergilius Maro (; 15 October 70 BC21 September 19 BC), usually called Virgil or Vergil ( ) in English, was an ancient Rome, ancient Roman poet of the Augustan literature (ancient Rome), Augustan period. He composed three of the most fa ...
, ''Aeneid
The ''Aeneid'' ( ; or ) is a Latin Epic poetry, epic poem that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Troy, Trojan who fled the Trojan War#Sack of Troy, fall of Troy and travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Ancient Rome ...
'', VII. 47.
* Livy
Titus Livius (; 59 BC – AD 17), known in English as Livy ( ), was a Roman historian. He wrote a monumental history of Rome and the Roman people, titled , covering the period from the earliest legends of Rome before the traditional founding i ...
, XXVII. 37, 2.
* Martial
Marcus Valerius Martialis (known in English as Martial ; March, between 38 and 41 AD – between 102 and 104 AD) was a Roman and Celtiberian poet born in Bilbilis, Hispania (modern Spain) best known for his twelve books of '' Epigrams'', pu ...
, X. 25.References
Bibliography
*Horace''Opera: The Works of Horace: the Odes on the Basis of Anthon: the Satires and Epistles by McCaul''
Edited by George B. Wheeler (Dublin: Cumming & Ferguson, 1846) *Martial, ''Selected Epigrams of Martial''. Edited by Edwin Post (Boston: Ginn & Co., 1908) *Purcell, N.
Places: 432925 (Marica)
''Pleiades''. Retrieved July 6, 2020. *Rose, H. J., ''A Handbook of Greek Literature'' (London: Methuen & Co., Ltd., 1959) * "Marica", William Smith (ed.), ''A New Classical Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography, Mythology and Geography'' (New York: Harper & Bros., 1878) Characters in Roman mythology Nymphs {{AncientRome-myth-stub