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Furrina was a Roman Goddess dating from the Republican era. Her function in the Roman Pantheon is mostly unknown, even during the time of Cicero. However, modern archaeological research has revealed some tenuous evidence that seems to indicate that Furrina was both associated with water and, perhaps, with the Furies. Other than this, the only well known fact relevant to Furrina is that Gaius Sempronius Gracchus was killed in the "Grove of Furrina." Her placation was the duty of the Flamen Furrinalis, and she had a Feast Day on July 25.
Bibliography
- Altheim, Franz (1938). A History of Roman Religion. Harold Mattingly, trans. London: Metheun.
- Dowden, Ken (2000). European Paganism: The Realities of Cult from Antiquity to the Middle Ages. London: Routledge.
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