Kamen ( Camenae , an ancient form of casmenae ) - ancient Italian deities who lived in springs, springs and streams near the temple of Vesta . The goddess of the sources and patroness of women in labor, as well as the arts. These include: [1]
- Carmenta
- Anteworth (knowing about the past)
- Postworth (knowing about the future) [2]
- Egeria
A name that can only be associated with the word carmen - a song, a plot, a dictum - like the name of the goddess Carmenta , indicates faith in the divinatory power of sources. Egeria belonged to the stones, according to legend, who gave wise advice to Numa Pompilius . Patroness of the arts. Livy Andronic , translating the Odyssey into Latin, transferred the name of the stone to the Greek muses [3] (they were also originally deities of the sources).
Notes
- ↑ Lewis, JD D. Iunii Iuvenalis satirae, with a literal English prose translation and notes. - London: Trübner & Co, 1873.- S. 264. - 514 p.
- ↑ Bailey, N. An Universal Etymological English Dictionary. - London, 1763.
- ↑ Tsirkin Yu. B. Myths of Ancient Rome. - M .: Astrel, AST, 2000. - P. 142–147. - 560 s. - ISBN 5-271-01195-X . - ISBN 5-17-003989-1 .
Literature
- Kamen // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.