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	Acca Larentia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Roman mythology, Acca Larentia was Hercules' mistress after he won her in a game of dice (Macrobius i.
		According to some, Acca Larentia was the mother of the Lares, and, like Ceres, Teilus, Flora and others, symbolized the fertility of the earth--in particular the city lands and their crops.
		Acca Larentia, or Larentina, is also identified with Larunda, Mana Genita, and Muta.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Acca_Larentia (280 words)

	ACCA LARENTIA - LoveToKnow Article on ACCA LARENTIA
		She had twelve sons, and on the death of one of them Romulus took his place, and with the remaining eleven founded the college of the Arval brothers (Fratres Arvales).
		The tradition that Romulus and Remus were suckled by a wolf has been explained by the suggestion that Larentia was called lupa (" courtesan," literally " she-wolf ") on account of her immoral character (Livy i.
		According to some, Acca Larentia was the mother of the Lares, and, like Ceres, Tellus, Flora and others, symbolized the fertility of the earthin particular the city lands and their crops.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /A/AC/ACCA_LARENTIA.htm (269 words)

	Diotima
		Acca Larentia received the greatest honors after death from the Roman people; Taracia, however, received them while she was still alive.
		Romulus offered himself to Acca in place of her son and called himself and her other sons the 'Arval Brothers.' From that point on, there were always twelve members of the College of Arval Brothers.
		The Larentalia, a festival for deified ancestors (Lares) was celebrated on the 23rd of December at Acca Larentia's tomb in the Velabrum: cf.
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	Acca Larentia
		In return, Rome celebrated the festival of the Larentalia (possible a feast of the dead in honor of the goddess Larentia) on December 23.
		In another version, Acca Larentia is the wife of the shepherd Faustulus who raised the twins Romulus and Remus.
		Article "Acca Larentia" created on 03 March 1997; last modified on 07 December 1997 (Revision 2).
	www.pantheon.org /articles/a/acca_larentia.html (87 words)

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		In Roman mythology, '''Tarutius''' or '''Tarrutius''' was a wealthy merchant married to Acca Larentia.
		Acca Larentia inherited the estate and when she disappeared, her will was found devoting the estate to Rome.
		Tarutius is held to have had kept Acca Larentia as his mistress for many years, leaving his estate to her on his death.
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	Acca Larentia: Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In Roman mythology (Roman mythology: The mythology of the ancient Romans), Acca Larentia was Hercules (Hercules: (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality) ' mistress.
		She was married to Tarutius (Tarutius: in roman mythology, tarutius was a wealthy merchant married to acca larentia....
		In another version, she was the wife of Faustulus (Faustulus: in roman mythology, faustulus was the shepherd who found the infants romulus and remus,...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/acca_larentia (84 words)

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		Acca Larentia, who raised the boys as their own.
		Larenta (Acca Larentia), the wife of Faustulus and the nurse of Romulus and Remus, or the she-wolf that suckled them.
		Acca Larentia, therefore, would appear to be the Mater Larum (Mother of the Lares) showing that she was originally a goddess of the earth, to whom men entrusted their seed-corn and their dead.
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	Acca Larentia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Acca Larenta is a goddess worshipped in Rome since very early in its history.
		She became the she-wolf that succled Romulus and Remus.
		Another Larentia in Roman mythology was known as the city's most beautiful prostitute.
	www.musesrealm.net /deities/accalarentia.html (36 words)

	ARVERNI - LoveToKnow Article on ARVERNI
		It is generally held that the college was ci iinded by Romulus (see ACcA LARENTIA).
		This legend probably th ose from the connection of Acca Larentia, as mater Larum, D th the Lares who had a part in the religious ceremonies of the ha vales.
		But apart from this, there is proof of the high antiquity the college, which was said to have been older than Rome itself, of the verbal forms of the song with which, down to late times, es part of the ceremonies was accompanied, and which is still wI eserved.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /A/AR/ARVERNI.htm (1215 words)

	Acca Larentia and Coeus
		Acca Larentia was the wife of the shepherd, Faustulus, who found the abandoned twins, Romulus and Remus, being suckled by a she-wolf and adopted them.
		Because lupa can mean both 'she-wolf' and 'prostitute', some writers rationalized the boys' legend by claiming that Acca Larentia herself had saved their lives by suckling them.
		In the morning, on Hercules' advice, she made advances to the first man she met on leaving the temple- a wealthy Etruscan named Tarrutius- and became his wife.
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	Classics Log 9701b - Message Number 9 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		I vaguely remember saying something about checking my notes for info about Acca Larentia before my holiday and the meetings, but have completely forgotten what the actual point was, other than discussion about the tradition of prostitution which surrounded her, and her status as deity (i.e.
		My notes include references to two articles which I probably shall not have time to dig up, but I'm passing on the references in case y'all are still interested.
		Acca Larenzia," Quarto contributo alla storia degli studi classici e del mondo antico (1969): 471-479.
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		He was exposed in the wild at birth with his twin brother Remus, By his great-uncle Amulis, who had usurped the throne.
		The twins were suckled by a wolf and brought up by a peasant named Faustulus, and his wife Acca Larentia.
		The most probable suggestion made is that Faustulus and Acca Larentia were wolf-cult people and regarded as wolves or werewolves by their neighbours.
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		Other names she is called by include: Greek-Acco or Acca "She Who Fashions"; Lapps and Finns-Mader-Akka "She Who Created Humanity"; Roman- Acca Larentia, or Acca the mother of the Lares.
		Acca Larentia was the first Vestal Virgin, as the divine midwife she helped Rhea Silvia give birth to Romulus and Remus founders of Rome.
		King of the underworld in the Teutonic mythology, identified with the Saxon Faery-King Oberon.
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	AllRefer.com - Acca Larentia (Folklore And Mythology) - Encyclopedia
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		Acca Larentia[ak´u luren´shEu,–shu] Pronunciation Key or Acca Larentina[–tI´nu] Pronunciation Key, in Roman mythology, wife of the shepherd Faustulus and foster mother of Romulus and Remus.
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	Romulus_and_Remus - The real meaning from Timesharetalk wikipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Romulus and Remus were then discovered by Faustulus, a shepherd for Amulius, who brought the children to his home.
		Faustulus and his wife, Acca Larentia, raised the boys as their own.
		As they grew, their noble birth showed itself in their size and beauty while they were still children.
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	Romulus
		The wolf reared the twins together with her cubs underneath a fig tree (the 'ruminalus ficus').
		After a few years they were found by the shepherd Faustulus, who took the brothers home and gave them to his wife Acca Larentia to raise.
		When they reached maturity they killed Amelius, the brother of their grandfather, and built a settlement on the Palatine Hill.
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		Abydus A Milesian colony situated on the Asiatic side of the Hellespont, the home of Leander, beloved of Hero, in mythology and with the the kingdom of Pergamum in the early second century B.C. Acamas A companion of Diomedes and one of the Greeks chosen to hide in the Trojan Horse.
		in north-west Greece that was noted for its lack of civilization in the Greek world and was only absorbed by Rome in 30 B.C. Acca The closest companion of Camilla, to whom she utters her dying words and who subsequently reports the news of this disaster to Turnus.
		The name Acca is also part of Acca Larentia, who was the wife of Faustulus, who found and raised Romulus and Remus; she was also mother of the twelve Arvales, originators of an early priesthood.
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	Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - Palatine Hill
		According to Roman mythology, the Palatine hill was where Romulus and Remus were found by the she-wolf that kept them alive.
		According to this legend, the shepherd Faustulus found the infants and, with his wife, Acca Larentia, raised the children.
		When they were older this is where Romulus decided to build Rome.
	fact-archive.com /encyclopedia/Palatine_Hill (239 words)

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	ACCA LARENTIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		ACCA LARENTIA (not Laurentia), in Roman legend, the wife of the shepherd Faustulus, who saved the lives of the twins Romulus and Remus after they had been thrown into the Tiber.
		She inherited all his property and bequeathed it to the Roman people, who out of gratitude instituted in her honour a yearly festival called Larentalia (Dec. 23).
		See Mommsen, ``Die echte und die falsche Larentia,'' in Romische Forschungen, ii.
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	Meet The Roman Goddesses
		Acca Larentia the Holy Harlot or High Priestess.
		Lara Shortened form for the Roman Goddess Acca Larentia, Mother of the Lares or household spirits.
		Lat Eponymous, milk-giving Lunar Goddess, Mother of Pre-Roman Latium, Mother of the World Egg and the Sun.
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		Ob: Bust of Acca Larenta (according to Sear ME Diana Nemorensis) r
		Mythological note: Acca Larentia had been the wife of Fautulus, the shepherd who had found Romulus and Remus.
		She became the twins' nurse after they were taken from the she-wolf.
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