Marica (mythology)

Short description: Nymph in Roman mythology, mother of Latinus

Marica, by Henryk Siemiradzki Lviv National Art Gallery, Ukraine

In Roman mythology, Marica was a nymph, the mother of Latinus.[1] Latinus was fathered by Faunus, who was also occasionally referred to as the son of Marica. The sacred forest near Minturnae was dedicated to Marica.[2][3] A lake nearby was also named after her. Various Roman authors claims that she was a form of Diana or Venus.[4][5]

## See also

* Virgil, Aeneid, VII. 47.
* Livy, XXVII. 37, 2.
* Martial, X. 25.

## References

1. ↑ Rose, p. 310.
2. ↑ Wheeler, p. 229.
3. ↑ Purcell, n.p.
4. ↑ Smith, p. 243.
5. ↑ Post, pp. 242-44.

## Bibliography

* Horace, Opera: The Works of Horace: the Odes on the Basis of Anthon: the Satires and Epistles by McCaul. Edited by George B. Wheeler (Dublin: Cumming & Ferguson, 1846)
* Martial, Selected Epigrams of Martial. Edited by Edwin Post (Boston: Ginn & Co., 1908)
* Purcell, N., Places: 432925 (Marica), Pleiades. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
* Rose, H. J., A Handbook of Greek Literature (London: Methuen & Co., Ltd., 1959)
* "Marica", William Smith (ed.), A New Classical Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography, Mythology and Geography (New York: Harper & Bros., 1878)

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