Pales
Publié le 22/02/2012
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Roman An ancient spirit of agriculture and
of flocks and herds. Pales is sometimes referred to as a
god, sometimes as a goddess. Belief in this spirit existed
in central Italy even before 752 b.c., when Romulus
is said to have founded the city of Rome. The festival
of Parilia on April 21 honors Pales. This celebration
by shepherds exists in the oldest records of Roman
religious festivals. It fell on the same day in later years
when people celebrated the founding of Rome.