Libera - the ancient Roman goddess of fertility, who helped winegrowers and winemakers, the wife of Bacchus (in Greece, Dionysus , previously revered in Rome under the name Liber ). Bacchus-Liber was widely popular throughout the Roman world during the time of the Empire, when many emperors identified themselves with Liber-Dionysus.
In honor of Liber, Liberia and Ceres , a holiday was celebrated on March 17 - the so-called liberals .
Also in Rome, Libera represented Proserpine , which in turn was identified in the Greek pantheon with Persephone .
In honor of Libera, the asteroid (771) of Libera , discovered in 1913, is named.