Larentalia

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Larentalia was an ancient Roman festival held in honor of the mysterious figure Acca Larentia, associated with the dead and the founding legends of Rome.

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Larentalia canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman religious festival
associatedWith Acca Larentia
Lares
Roman founding legends
Roman mythology
cult of the dead
manes
category Funerary and commemorative festivals
Roman festivals
country Ancient Rome
linked to: Roman Antiquity
dateInRomanCalendar December 23
hasDeity Acca Larentia
hasEtymologyRelatedTo Larenta / Larunda / Lares
honors Acca Larentia
linkedTo King Ancus Marcius
linked to: Ancus Marcius

early Roman kings
legend of Romulus and Remus
she-wolf myth complex
mentionedIn Fasti of Ovid
works of Varro
observedBy ancient Romans
observedIn Rome
religion ancient Roman religion
religiousSignificance connected with chthonic aspects of Roman religion
connected with guardian spirits of the household
ritualFocus honoring a founding mother of Rome
honoring the dead
timeOfYear late December
typeOfRite commemorative rite for the dead
domestic and state cult observance

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Acca Larentia connectedWith Larentalia
Lares feastDay Larentalia
subject linked to: lares