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Monday, November 25th, 2024
the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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Lucina
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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goddess of light, a title given to Juno and Diana as presiding over childbirth and bringing children into the light of the world. The full name is lucina dea, " the light-bringing goddess" (lux, light, hence adj. lucinus). It is also given to Hecate (Tibullus 3.4. 13), as the bringer of terrible dreams, and is used metaphorically as a synonym for child-birth (Virg. Georg. iii. 60; Ovid, Ars. Amat. iii. 785).
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Lucina'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/l/lucina.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Lucina'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/l/lucina.html. 1910.
