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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_64950" /> == | |||
<p> in [[Roman]] mythology, was a god of very doubtful significance, of whom nothing certain is known save that in Rome, where the Tuscan street leads to the Forum, his statue was erected; and that a feast, Vertumnalia, was held on Aug. 27 in honor of him; also that Pomona, the goddess of fruit, was thought to have been his wife. Some call him god of the seasons, others god of trade; some say he came from the Tuscans, others from the Sabines. </p> | <p> in [[Roman]] mythology, was a god of very doubtful significance, of whom nothing certain is known save that in Rome, where the Tuscan street leads to the Forum, his statue was erected; and that a feast, Vertumnalia, was held on Aug. 27 in honor of him; also that Pomona, the goddess of fruit, was thought to have been his wife. Some call him god of the seasons, others god of trade; some say he came from the Tuscans, others from the Sabines. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_81134" /> == | |||
<p> Roman mythology the god of the seasons, wooed [[Pomona]] under a succession of disguises, and won her at last. </p> | |||
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<ref name="term_64950"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/vertumnus Vertumnus from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_64950"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/vertumnus Vertumnus from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_81134"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/vertumnus Vertumnus from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 13:13, 12 October 2021
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [1]
in Roman mythology, was a god of very doubtful significance, of whom nothing certain is known save that in Rome, where the Tuscan street leads to the Forum, his statue was erected; and that a feast, Vertumnalia, was held on Aug. 27 in honor of him; also that Pomona, the goddess of fruit, was thought to have been his wife. Some call him god of the seasons, others god of trade; some say he came from the Tuscans, others from the Sabines.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
Roman mythology the god of the seasons, wooed Pomona under a succession of disguises, and won her at last.
