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.

Relationships

parent of
Faunus
co occurs with
Circe, Picus, Picolous, Helios, Scylla, Glaucus, Saturn
consort of
Picus
child of
Janus, Venilia

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Sources

wikipedia (2)

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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