Feronia
Publié le 22/02/2012
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Roman Ancient deity thought to be a
goddess of fertility and childbirth. Although little is
known about her, inscriptions show that Feronia was
popular in central Italy. Her most famous shrine, near
Terracina, was used for the ceremony of bestowing
freedom on slaves. Terracina is an ancient town on the
Tyrrhenian Sea, midway between modern Rome and
Naples.