Motif
Protective household deities of newborn infants
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A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Rescue and Protection. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek roman
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome PALES. / PICUS. / PICUMNUS AND PILUMNUS. / SILVANUS.; lines 5880-5895 confidence: high
“Picumnus and Pilumnus were two household divinities of the Romans” and “special presiding deities of new-born infants.”
Two Roman household divinities are said to preside specially over newborn infants.
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