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^[952] Subigitis.

Chapter XI.—The Romans Provided Gods for Birth, Nay, Even Before Birth, to Death. Much Indelicacy in This System.

^[953] Efflagitant cœlo et sanciunt, (i.e., “they insist on deifying.”)

^[954] Comp. Augustine, de Civ. Dei, vi. 9.

^[955] A name of Juno, in reference to her office to mothers, “quia eam sanguinis fluorem in conceptu retinere putabant.” Comp. August. de Civ. Dei, iii. 2.

^[956] Comp. August. de Civ. Dei, vii. 2, 3.

^[957] Comp. August. de Civ. Dei, iv. 11.

^[958] Such as Lucina, Partula, Nona, Decima, Alemona.

^[959] Or, Prorsa.

^[960] “Quæ infantes in cunis (in their cradle) tuetur.” Comp. August. de Civ. Dei, iv. 11.

^[961] Educatrix; Augustine says: “Ipse levet de terra et vocetur dea Levana” (de Civ. Dei, iv. 11).

^[962] From the old word ruma, a teat.

^[963] Comp. August. de Civ. Dei, iv. 9, 11, 36.

^[964] See also Tertullian’s de Anima, xxxix.; and Augustine’s de Civ. Dei, iv. 21, where the god has the masculine name of Statilinus.

^[965] See Augustine, de Civ. Dei, vi. 9 and vii. 3.

^[966] Ibid. iv. 21, vii. 3.

^[967] Ibid. iv. 21.

^[968] Ibid. iv. 11, vii. 22.

^[969] Ibid. iv. 11. [N.B.—Augustine’s borrowing from our author.]

^[970] Arnobius, adv. Nationes, iv. 3.

^[971] Augustine, de Civ. Dei. [iv. 11 and 16] mentions Agenoria.

^[972] On Fortuna Barbata, see Augustine, de Civ. Dei, iv. 11, where he also names Consus and Juventa.

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