Liber Pater
Liber Pater is the protector of plebeian rights, the god of wine, male fertility and liberty, equivalent to the Greek Dionysus. Libera was originally an Italic goddess, paired with Liber as an "etymological duality" at some time during Rome's Regal or very early Republican eras.
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When
- First attested
- 493 BCE
- Attested period
- -493 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Temple established around 493 BC.
Relationships
- consort of
- Libera
- co occurs with
- Liber, Iuno Averna, Iuno inferna, Iuno Stygia, Iacchus
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“In early Roman religion, Libera was the female equivalent of Liber Pater, protector of plebeian rights, the god of wine, male fertility and liberty, equivalent to the Greek Dionysus. Libera was originally an Italic goddess, paired with Liber as an "etymological duality"”
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“Romans identified Bacchus with their own Liber Pater, "the free Father" of the Liberalia festival, patron of viniculture, wine and male fertility, and guardian of the traditions, rituals and freedoms attached to coming of age and citizenship.”
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