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Africana

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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in Roman mythology, was a surname of Ceres, under which she had temples in several African cities; these temples had no priests, but priestesses, who were widows that did not intend to marry again.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Africana'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​a/africana.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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