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Rumilia (Rumia, or Rumina)

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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Rumilia (Rumia, Or Rumina),

in Roman mythology, was the goddess of nursing mothers, whose office it was to cause infants to readily receive their nourishment. She was also supposed to have been nurse to Romulus and Remus.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Rumilia (Rumia, or Rumina)'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​r/rumilia-rumia-or-rumina.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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