Wednesday, 31 July 2013

Libitia

Libitina, also Libentina or Lubentina, is an ancient Roman goddess of funerals and burial. Her name was used as a metonymy for death and undertakers were known as libitinarii. Libitina was associated with Venus, and the name appears in some authors as an epithet of Venus.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libitina

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