Family Nomenclature and Same-Name Divinities in Roman Religion and Mythology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9673191 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lora L Holland (0000-0002-9541-1421, corresponding author), Lora Holland |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 104 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 211-226 |
| Publication date | 2011-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Classical World (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-8418 • E-ISSN: 1558-9234 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/clw.2011.0040 |
| OpenAlex | W2041218997 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 13 |
A cultural response to language can be detected in the mythology concerning three pairs of male and female deities in Roman religion: Liber/Libera, Faunus/Fauna, and Janus/Jana. Their same-name status usually invokes the familial relationships of the agnatic nomenclatural system, that is, brother/sister and father/daughter. The interpretation of Liber/Libera and Faunus/Fauna as husband-wife pairs in some authors could be understood in terms of the same-name status of agnatic cousins; but such marriages are rarely attested. The unusual or even scandalous treatments of these same-name divine spouses in Latin literature are best understood in light of contemporary issues in Roman culture
Art · Biology · Brother · Daughter · Evolutionary biology · Genealogy · Interpretation (philosophy) · Linguistics · Literature · Mythology · Nomenclature · Sister · Sociology · Taxonomy (biology) · Theology · Wife · Zoology · Anthropology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0,43 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2021 (10) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |