Larentalia

Lārentālia, ium, n., ein Fest zu Ehren der Akka Larentia (s. Acca Lārentia), Varro LL. 6, 23. Paul. ex Fest. 119, 1. Ov. fast. 3, 57. – Andere Form Lārentinal, ālis, n., Varro LL. 6, 23: u. im Plur. Lārentinālia, ium, n., Lact. 1, 20, 4. Macr. sat. 1, 10, 11.

Lārentālĭa, (16) ĭum, n. , Larentales, fêtes en lʼhonneur dʼAcca Larentia : Varro L. 6, 23 ; Ov. F. 3, 57 ; P. Fest. 119.

Lārentālia ium, n

• a festival celebrated Dec. 23d, in honor of Larentia, nurse of Romulus and Remus, O.

LARENTALIA

LARENTA´LIAsometimes written LARENTINALIA (Macrob. 1.10; Lactant. Inst. 1.20), was a Roman festival in honour of Acca Larentia, the wife of Faustulus and the nurse of Romulus and Remus. It was celebrated on December 23 (Fest. s. v.; Macrob. l. c.; Ovid. Fast. 3.57). The sacrifice in this festival was performed by the Flamen Quirinalis, as the representative of Romulus (Gell. 7.7, 7), in the Velabrum, where the Via Nova entered it, not far from the Porta Romanula (Burn's Rome, 278; see Varro, L. L. 5.164). At this place Acca was said to have been buried. (See also Preller, Röm. Myth. p. 422; Marquardt, Staatsverwaltung, 3.335.)

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Larentalia

See Romulus.