CL 250LEC Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Sextus Pompeius Festus, Velian Hill, Oppian Hill
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Jan 5. (jan 9, mar 17, may 21, dec 11 - agonalia (agonirum) Jan 9 - mensis iavarus, agonalia - janus (god of beginning) Mar 17 - liberalia (honor liber pater, also an agonalia for mars. May 21 - one of four agonalia, probably a 3d festival vediovis: ved - underworld, iovis - pater. Dec 11 - septimontium: residents of the seven (sept-) communities associated with the hills or peaks of rome (montes): palatine hill, velian hill, esquiline hill, subra. Hill, cermalus hill, caelian hill, oppian hill, cispius hill. Sextus pompeius festus (grammarian: student verrius flaccus - meaning of words. Palatua (pales) was a roman goddess who was provided an official priest or flamen, the flamen palatualis, and was charged with guarding the palatine hill: celebration on april 21 called paina. Sanscript: yani - path, yam - journey. Aditi (hindu)- mother of many gods -> adityas (sons of aditi: bifrontal (two face)
