Lunus
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Lunus is a masculine variant of Luna, "Moon", and has been taken as a Latinized name for Mēn. The Roman emperor Caracalla venerated Lunus at Carrhae. Local opinion held that a man who believes that Lunus is masculine will dominate his wife.
When
- First attested
- 198 CE
- Attested period
- 198 – 217
- Historical notes
- Venerated by Roman emperor Caracalla.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- men
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The Augustan History has the Roman emperor Caracalla (r. 198–217) venerate Lunus at Carrhae; this, i.e. a masculine variant of Luna, "Moon", has been taken as a Latinized name for Mēn.”
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