Marica (mythology)

Marica, by Henryk Siemiradzki Lviv National Art Gallery, Ukraine

In Roman mythology, Marica was a nymph, the mother of Latinus.<ref>Rose, p. 310.</ref> 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.<ref> Wheeler, p. 229.</ref><ref>Purcell, n.p.</ref> A lake nearby was also named after her. Various Roman authors claims that she was a form of Diana or Venus.<ref>Smith, p. 243.</ref><ref>Post, pp. 242-44.</ref>

See also

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

Bibliography

• Horace, Opera: The Works of Horace: the Odes on the Basis of Anthon: the Satires and Epistles by McCaul. Edited by George B. Wheeler (Dublin: Cumming & Ferguson, 1846)
• 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)