Lua (goddess)

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In Roman mythology, Lua was a goddess to whom soldiers sacrificed captured weapons and severed arms of enemy combatants. [1] [2] She is sometimes referred to as "Lua Mater" or "Lua Saturni", the latter of which makes her a consort of Saturn. [1] It may be that Lua was merely an alternative name for Ops. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Daly, Kathleen N.; Rengel, Marian (2009). Greek and Roman Mythology, A to Z. Infobase Publishing. p. 88. ISBN   978-1438128009 . Retrieved 2014-07-05.
  2. Lua, Latin Dictionary
  3. "Myth Index - Lua". Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2009-12-06.