Virginensis

A surname of Fortuna under which she was worshiped by newly married women, who dedicated their maiden garments and girdle in her temple after the goddess had loosened these during the wedding night. She is comparable to the Greek Lysizona. See also Cinxia.

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References

Sources

  • Arnobius, ii, 67.
  • Augustine. City of God iv, 11; vi, 9.
  • Smith, William. (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. London: Taylor, Walton, and Maberly.