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Saturnus

Saturn

also: Saturni

The Roman god Saturn; in Fam. 7.23 Cicero is glad no Saturn statue was bought, punning on 'aes alienum' (debt), since the temple of Saturn housed the state treasury and Saturn was associated with money/debt.

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Mentioned in 6 works (9 total)

Aratea (Translation of Aratus' Phaenomena) philosophy · 1 mention
Ad Familiares 7.23 letters · 1 mention
On the Responses of the Haruspices speeches · 1 mention
On the Nature of the Gods philosophy · 4 mentions
Timaeus (Latin translation) philosophy · 1 mention
On Divination philosophy · 1 mention

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