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Libera

October 8, 2022

Libera was the female counterpart of Liber Pater in early Roman religion. She was a goddess of wine, masculine fertility, and liberty who was compared … Read more

Liber Pater, the god of Male Fertility & Freedom

October 11, 2022October 8, 2022

Liber or Liber Pater was the Italic god of fertility, wine, male fertility and freedom. He was a member of the Aventine Triad and the … Read more

Liberalia

Libera

Liber Pater, the god of Male Fertility & Freedom

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