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Bible Encyclopedias
Concordia (Goddess)
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
or A Roman goddess, the personification of peace and goodwill. Several temples in her honour were erected at Rome, the most ancient being one on the Capitol, dedicated to her by Camillus (367 B.C.), subsequently restored by Livia, the wife of Augustus, and consecrated by Tiberius (A.D. 10). Other temples were frequently built to commemorate the restoration of civil harmony. Offerings were made to Concordia on the birthdays of emperors, and Concordia Augusta was worshipped as the promoter of harmony in the imperial household. Concordia was represented as a matron holding in her right hand a patera or an olive branch, and in her left a cornu copiae or a sceptre. Her symbols were two hands joined together, and two serpents entwined about a herald's staff.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Concordia (Goddess)'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/c/concordia-goddess.html. 1910.
