Carmentalia
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| − | The Carmentalia | + | The '''Carmentalia''' was an ancient festival celebrated every year in honour of the nymph [[Carmenta]] (or Carmentis). |
| − | This festival was celebrated annually on {{Jan 11}} and {{Jan 15}}. Little is known except that Carmenta was invoked in it as ''Postvorta'' and ''Antevorta'', epithets which had reference to her power of looking back into the past and forward into the future. The festival was chiefly observed by women | + | This festival was celebrated annually on {{Jan 11}} and {{Jan 15}}. Little is known except that Carmenta was invoked in it as ''Postvorta'' and ''Antevorta'', epithets which had reference to her power of looking back into the past and forward into the future. The festival was chiefly observed by women. |
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| − | * [[Ovid]] ''Fasti''. i.634 | + | * [[Ovid]] ''[[Fasti]]''. i.634 |
* [[Macrobius]] Sat. i.7 | * [[Macrobius]] Sat. i.7 | ||
* [[Aulus Gellius]] ''Noctium Atticarum'' xvi.16 | * [[Aulus Gellius]] ''Noctium Atticarum'' xvi.16 | ||
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The Carmentalia was an ancient festival celebrated every year in honour of the nymph Carmenta (or Carmentis).
This festival was celebrated annually on a.d. III Id. Ian. ‡ and a.d. XVIII Kal. Feb. ‡. Little is known except that Carmenta was invoked in it as Postvorta and Antevorta, epithets which had reference to her power of looking back into the past and forward into the future. The festival was chiefly observed by women.
See Also
- Carmentalia observance in Nova Roma.
References
- Ovid Fasti. i.634
- Macrobius Sat. i.7
- Aulus Gellius Noctium Atticarum xvi.16
- Servius ad Virg. Aen. viii.339.
