Deferenda

A minor goddess invoked by the Fratres Arvales when making atonement for the removal of trees in the sacred grove of Dea Dia, particularly for the first step of felling (defere) the tree where it stands. See also Adolenda, Commolenda, and Coinquenda.

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References

Sources

  • Acta fratrum Arvalium, a. 183.
  • Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum vi 2099, vi 2107.
  • Ferguson, John. (1970). The Religions of the Roman Empire. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, p. 69.