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Dea Nutrix
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English
Alternative forms
en dea nutrix
Etymology
en itc-ola itc-pro
unadapted Unadapted en la-new - coinage from 1 1 la dea goddess nutrix female nourisher, nurse.
Noun
Dea Nutrices
en history A pagan goddess taking the form of a nursing mother, known mainly from Roman Britain.
en archaeology A figurine (or other depiction) of such a goddess.
Usage notes
It is unknown what the contemporaneous name of Dea Nutrix was to the makers of the figurines; it is not attested in the known written record.
en coinages
en Ancient Rome Paganism