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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 ...
, according to
Arnobius
Arnobius (died c. 330) was an early Christian apologist of Berber origin during the reign of Diocletian (284–305).
According to Jerome's ''Chronicle,'' Arnobius, before his conversion, was a distinguished Numidian rhetorician at Sicca Veneri ...
, Puta presided over the pruning of trees and was a minor goddess of agriculture.
Arnobius
Arnobius (died c. 330) was an early Christian apologist of Berber origin during the reign of Diocletian (284–305).
According to Jerome's ''Chronicle,'' Arnobius, before his conversion, was a distinguished Numidian rhetorician at Sicca Veneri ...
, Ante-Nicene Christian Library: Translations of the Writings of the Fathers down to A.D. 325. Volume 19: ''The Seven Books of Arnobius Adversus Gentes'', 2001,
p. 190. She is mentioned nowhere else.
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Roman goddesses
Nature goddesses
Agricultural goddesses
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