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In ancient Roman religion, Levana ("lifter", from Latin levare "to lift") was the goddess of newborn babies. Her name comes from the practice of the father lifting the child off the ground where it was placed by the child's mother to show that he officially accepts the child as his own.
Thomas de Quincey's prose poem Levana and Our Ladies of Sorrow begins with a discussion of the role of Levana in Roman religion.
[edit] Modern use
Levana is the name of an infant and child safety product manufacturer. The brand was established in 2007 and concentrates on electrical means of protection.
[edit] External links
- Myth Index - Levana
- Child Safety Products Official Levana Website.
- Levana and Our Ladies of Sorrow by Thomas de Quincey.
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