Acca Larentia

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Acca Larentia
Acca Larentia (or Acca Laurentia) was a mythical woman, later goddess, in Roman mythology whose festival, the Larentalia, was celebrated on December 23.
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Acca Larentia
[Roman] In Roman myth a loose woman and a mistress of Hercules. She married the wealthy Tarutius and after his death she donated his money to the Roman people. In return, Rome celebrated the festival of the Larentalia (possible a feast of the dead in honor of the goddess Larentia) on December 23. In another version, Acca Larentia is the wife of the shepherd Faustulus who raised the twins Romulus and Remus.


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