thumb|Marica, by [[Henryk Siemiradzki Lviv National Art Gallery, Ukraine]]

In Roman mythology, Marica was a nymph, the mother of Latinus. Latinus was fathered by Faunus, who was also occasionally referred to as the son of Marica. The sacred forest near Minturnae was dedicated to Marica. A lake nearby was also named after her. Various Roman authors claims that she was a form of Diana or Venus.

See also

  • Virgil, Aeneid, VII. 47.
  • Livy, XXVII. 37, 2.
  • Martial, X. 25.

References

Bibliography

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  • Martial, Selected Epigrams of Martial. Edited by Edwin Post (Boston: Ginn & Co., 1908)
  • Purcell, N., Places: 432925 (Marica), Pleiades. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  • Rose, H. J., A Handbook of Greek Literature (London: Methuen & Co., Ltd., 1959)
  • "Marica", William Smith (ed.), A New Classical Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography, Mythology and Geography (New York: Harper & Bros., 1878)