Fornax (mythology)
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In Roman mythology, Fornax was the goddess of hearth (the literal meaning of her name) and baking. Her festival, the Fornacalia, was celebrated on February 17, and announced by curio maximus.[1][2]
[edit] References
- ^ Ovid, Fasti II. 525 ff
- ^ Sextus Pompeius Festus, under Fornacalia
[edit] External links
- Myth Index - Fornax
- William Smith, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, v. 2, page 180
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