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Later still, Liber Pater is of one of many deities served by the erudite, deeply religious senator Vettius Agorius Praetextatus (c. AD 315 – 384). [28] A Bacchic community shrine dedicated to Liber Pater was established in Cosa (in modern Tuscany), probably during the 4th century AD. It remained in use "apparently for decades after the edicts ...
Denarius with Liber and Libera. In ancient Roman religion, the Liberalia (March 17) was the festival of Liber Pater and his consort Libera. [1] The Romans celebrated Liberalia with sacrifices, processions, ribald and gauche songs, and masks which were hung on trees. [citation needed] The feast celebrated the maturation of young boys to manhood.
Liber Pater ("Father Liber") empowers the man to release his semen, [29] while Libera does the same for the woman, who was regarded as also contributing semina, "seed." [ 30 ] Mena or Dea Mena with Juno assured menstrual flow , [ 31 ] which is redirected to feed the developing child.
Dionysus is equated with both Bacchus and Liber (also Liber Pater). Liber ("the free one") was a god of fertility, wine, and growth, married to Libera . His festival was the Liberalia , celebrated on 17 March, but in some myths the festival was also held on 5 March.
The Sanctuary of Ceres, Liber and Libera (Latin: Aedes Cereris, Liberi et Liberae) was a temple to Ceres, Liber Pater and Libera (equivalent to Demeter, Dionysus and Kore or Ariadne) built on the Aventine Hill in Rome. It was dedicated in 494 BC. The temple was destroyed by fire in 31 BC, but was repaired.
A statue of Liber Pater, Roman Forum in Beirut, placed during the reign of Vespasian. [41] Public buildings.
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The wine and fertility god Liber Pater ("The Free Father"), divine patron of plebeian rights, freedoms and augury, had a long-established official cult in the nearby temple he shared with Ceres and Libera. [2] Most Roman sources describe him as Rome's equivalent to Dionysus and Bacchus, both of whom were sometimes titled Eleutherios (liberator ...