Larunda
Larunda is a naiad. Dea Tacita is the same as the naiad Larunda. According to Ovid this occurred because Dea Tacita had her tongue ripped off by Jupiter.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 100
- Historical notes
- Attested in Ovid's Fasti.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Dea Tacita
- parent of
- Lares Compitalici, Lares
- consort of
- Mercury
- co occurs with
- Jupiter
- child of
- Almo
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Dea Tacita is the same as the naiad Larunda. According to Ovid this occurred because Dea Tacita had her tongue ripped off by Jupiter.”
#12388 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Larunda (also Larunde, Laranda, Lara) was a naiad nymph, daughter of the river Almo and mother of the Lares Compitalici, guardians of the crossroads and the city of Rome. In Ovid's Fasti she is named Lara.”
#12750 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In Ovid's Fasti, Mercury is assigned to escort the nymph Larunda to the underworld. Mercury, however, falls in love with Larunda and makes love to her on the way. Larunda thereby becomes mother to two children, referred to as the Lares, invisible household gods.”
#14559 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001