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| In ], '''Marica''' was a ], the mother of ].<ref>Rose HJ, A Handbook of Greek Mythology, First Edition 1928</ref> Latinus was fathered by ], who was also occasionally referred to as the son of Marica. The sacred forest near ] was dedicated to Marica. A lake nearby was also named after her. Various Roman authors claims that she was a form of ] or ].<ref name="Smith1878">{{cite book|author=William Smith|title=A New Classical Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography Mythology and Geography Partly Based Upon the Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6noOAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA478|year=1878|publisher=Harper|pages=1–}}</ref><ref name="Martial1908">{{cite book|author=Martial|title=Selected Epigrams of Martial|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n3lfAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA244|year=1908|publisher=Ginn|pages=244–}}</ref> | In ], '''Marica''' was a ], the mother of ].<ref>Rose HJ, A Handbook of Greek Mythology, First Edition 1928</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 name="Horace1846">{{cite book|author=Horace|title=Opera: The Works of Horace: the Odes on the Basis of Anthon: the Satires and Epistles by McCaul|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gYw-AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA229|year=1846|publisher=Cumming and Ferguson|pages=229–}}</ref> A lake nearby was also named after her. Various Roman authors claims that she was a form of ] or ].<ref name="Smith1878">{{cite book|author=William Smith|title=A New Classical Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography Mythology and Geography Partly Based Upon the Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6noOAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA478|year=1878|publisher=Harper|pages=1–}}</ref><ref name="Martial1908">{{cite book|author=Martial|title=Selected Epigrams of Martial|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n3lfAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA244|year=1908|publisher=Ginn|pages=244–}}</ref> | ||
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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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References
- Rose HJ, A Handbook of Greek Mythology, First Edition 1928
- Horace (1846). Opera: The Works of Horace: the Odes on the Basis of Anthon: the Satires and Epistles by McCaul. Cumming and Ferguson. pp. 229–.
- William Smith (1878). A New Classical Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography Mythology and Geography Partly Based Upon the Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Harper. pp. 1–.
- Martial (1908). Selected Epigrams of Martial. Ginn. pp. 244–.
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