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| In ], '''Marica''' was a ], the mother of ].<ref>Rose, p. .</ref> Latinus was fathered by ], who was also occasionally referred to as the son of Marica. The sacred forest near ] was dedicated to Marica.<ref> Wheeler, p. .</ref><ref>Purcell, n.p.</ref> A lake nearby was also named after her. Various Roman authors claims that she was a form of ] or ].<ref>Smith, p. .</ref><ref>Post, pp. .</ref> | In ], '''Marica''' was a ], the mother of ].<ref>Rose, p. .</ref> Latinus was fathered by ], who was also occasionally referred to as the son of Marica. The sacred forest near ] was dedicated to Marica.<ref> Wheeler, p. .</ref><ref>Purcell, n.p.</ref> A lake nearby was also named after her. Various Roman authors claims that she was a form of ] or ].<ref>Smith, p. .</ref><ref>Post, pp. .</ref> | ||
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Nymph in Roman mythology, mother of Latinus
In Roman mythology, Marica was a nymph, the mother of Latinus. Latinus was fathered by Faunus, who was also occasionally referred to as the son of Marica. The sacred forest near Minturnae was dedicated to Marica. A lake nearby was also named after her. Various Roman authors claims that she was a form of Diana or Venus.
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- Horace, Opera: The Works of Horace: the Odes on the Basis of Anthon: the Satires and Epistles by McCaul. Edited by George B. Wheeler (Dublin: Cumming & Ferguson, 1846)
- Martial, Selected Epigrams of Martial. Edited by Edwin Post (Boston: Ginn & Co., 1908)
- Purcell, N., Places: 432925 (Marica), Pleiades. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- Rose, H. J., A Handbook of Greek Literature (London: Methuen & Co., Ltd., 1959)
- "Marica", William Smith (ed.), A New Classical Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography, Mythology and Geography (New York: Harper & Bros., 1878)
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