Fortuna Muliebris
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Fortuna Muliebris is a deity whose cult statue was stated by Dionysius of Halicarnassus to only be crowned by univirae. Tertullian may have conflated the cult of Mater Matuta with the cult of Fortuna Muliebris.
When
- First attested
- 500 BCE
- Attested period
- -100 – 100
- Historical notes
- Roman deity.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Apollo, Diana, Jupiter, Juno, Liber, Fides, Feronia, Mater Matuta, Juno Lucina, Salus, Juno Regina, Marica
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“However, the archaeologist Maureen Carroll doubts the reliability of Tertullian as a source, suggesting that he may have conflated the cult of Mater Matuta with the cult of Fortuna Muliebris, whose cult statue was also stated by Dionysius of Halicarnassus to only be crowned by univirae.”
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