Kautus pater

deity Roman Africa single tradition · 1

Kautus pater is invoked as a father figure, possibly a patriarchal deity or ancestral god within the indigenous belief system. The epithet 'pater' suggests a role as a progenitor or protector.

When

First attested
77 CE
Attested period
70 – 2020
Historical notes
Attested in Pliny's Naturalis Historia (1st century CE) as a local deity styled 'pater' (father).

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“Kautus pater”

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