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Camenae (or CaMcEnaee)

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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Camenae (Or Camcenaee),

in Roman mythology, were spring nymphs endowed with prophetic gifts among certain ancient Italian nations. To them belonged Carmenta and Egeria. Their worship in. a grove at Rome had been instituted by Numa. The name was afterwards, given to the Muses of the Greeks.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Camenae (or CaMcEnaee)'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/camenae-or-camcenaee.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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