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Dea Dia

Roman goddess of fertility

Summary

Roman goddess of fertility

FieldValue
typeRoman
nameDea Dia
deity_ofGoddess of fertility and growth
alt
Greek_equivalentDemeter
festivalsAmbarvalia

Dea Dia (Latin: "Goddess of Daylight", or "Bright Goddess") was a goddess of fertility and growth in ancient Roman religion. She was sometimes identified with Ceres, and sometimes with her Greek equivalent Demeter.

She was worshiped during Ambarvalia, a festival to Ceres. Every May, her priests, the Fratres Arvales, held a three-day festival in her honor.

The name Dea Dīa () means 'Goddess of Daylight' or 'Bright Goddess'. The first element stems from the Latin dea ('goddess'), while the second is related to diēs ('day'), probably in reference to the ritual prescription to announce in January the May ceremonies sub divo culmine ('under the celestial vault').

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References

  1. Michael Lipka. (2009). "Roman Gods: A Conceptual Approach". BRILL.
  2. Hildegard Temporini. (1 December 1985). "Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt: Geschichte und Kultur Roms im Spiegel der neueren Forschung". Walter de Gruyter.
  3. Notes on Strabo's account, [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text.jsp?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0239:book=5:chapter=3&highlight=dea%2Cdia 5.3]
  4. Angelo Pellegrini. (1865). "Gli edifici del collegio dei Fratelli Arvali nel lugo della dea dia e i di loro avanzi: opuscolo corredato con pianta delineata dal medesimo". tipografia Chassi.
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