Covella
deity single tradition · 1
Covella is a deity who helps in the labors of the new moon. The pontifex minor invoked her under the epithet Covella when from the curia Calabra he announced the date of the nonae. On the same day the regina sacrorum sacrificed to Juno a white sow or lamb in the Regia.
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested from the Roman Kingdom to the present.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Diana Lucifera, Janus
- aspect of
- Juno
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The ancient called her Covella in her function of helper in the labours of the new moon. At Rome on the Kalends of every month the pontifex minor invoked her, under the epithet Covella, when from the curia Calabra he announced the date of the nonae.”
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