Canens
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In Roman mythology, Canens was the personification of song. A nymph from Latium, she was the daughter of Janus and Venilia. She searched for her husband for six days and then threw herself into the Tiber river, singing one final song before she died.
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When
- First attested
- 500 BCE
- Attested period
- -500 – 500
- Historical notes
- Roman mythology dates from approximately 500 BCE to 500 CE.
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Source passages
“In Roman mythology, Canens was the personification of song. A nymph from Latium, she was the daughter of Janus and Venilia.”
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“He fell in love and married a nymph, Canens, to whom he was utterly devoted...His wife Canens eventually wasted away in her mourning.”
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