Anna Perenn a
Anna Perenn a is an old Roman goddess associated with the annual cycle, her name meaning “year‑round.” Her festival was celebrated on the full moon of March 15 at a sacred grove on the Via Flaminia, where the plebeian population partook in revelry. Later Roman poets such as Ovid and Silius Italicus incorporated her into mythic stories, linking her with Mars and Minerva.
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When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested in literary sources such as Ovid (1st c. CE) and Macrobius.
Sources
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“ANNA PERENNA, an old Roman deity of the circle or “ring” of the year... Her festival fell on the full moon of the first month (March 15)... Ovid describes vividly the revelry and licentiousness of the occasion.”
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“Two places of worship of Anna Perenna are attested. One was in Buscemi, Sicily, where in 1899 some inscriptions to Anna and Apollo were found. The other was in Rome, where a fountain devoted to Anna Perenna rites was unearthed in 1999.”
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