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Short description: Nymph in Roman mythology, mother of Latinus
Marica, by Henryk Siemiradzki Lviv National Art Gallery, Ukraine

In Roman mythology, Marica was a nymph, the mother of Latinus.[1] Latinus was fathered by Faunus, who was also occasionally referred to as the son of Marica. The sacred forest near Minturnae was dedicated to Marica.[2][3] A lake nearby was also named after her. Various Roman authors claims that she was a form of Diana or Venus.[4][5]

See also

  • Virgil, Aeneid, VII. 47.
  • Livy, XXVII. 37, 2.
  • Martial, X. 25.

References

  1. Rose, p. 310.
  2. Wheeler, p. 229.
  3. Purcell, n.p.
  4. Smith, p. 243.
  5. Post, pp. 242-44.

Bibliography