Roman festival of Lupercalia
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
ancient Roman festival
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
fertility
purification |
| gptkbp:category |
Roman festivals
|
| gptkbp:celebratedIn |
gptkb:ancient_Rome
|
| gptkbp:connectivity |
gptkb:Valentine's_Day
|
| gptkbp:date |
February 15
|
| gptkbp:honoredDeity |
gptkb:Lupercus
gptkb:Faunus |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Roman festival of Lupercalia
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Lupercal_cave
|
| gptkbp:participants |
gptkb:Luperci_priests
Roman citizens |
| gptkbp:purpose |
promote fertility
purify the city |
| gptkbp:rituals |
running of the Luperci
sacrifice of goats and dogs smearing of blood striking women with thongs |
| gptkbp:suppressedBy |
gptkb:Pope_Gelasius_I
late 5th century |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Saint_Valentine's_Day
gptkb:St._Valentine’s_Day |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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