NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Furrina

Furrina was a Roman Goddess dating from the Republican era, her function in the Roman Pantheon is mostly unknown, even during the time of Cicero. However modern archaeological research has revealed some tenuous evidence that seem to indicate that Furrina was both associated with the water and, perhaps, with the Furies. Other than this the only well known fact relevant to Furrina is that Gaius Sempronius Gracchus was killed in the "Grove of Furrina." Her placation was the duty of the Flamen Furrinalis, and she had a Feast Day on June 25. Gaius Sempronius Gracchus (Latin: C·SEMPRONIVS·TI·F·P·N·GRACCVS) (154 BC-121 BC) was a Roman politician of the 2nd century BC. He was the younger brother of Tiberius Gracchus and, like him, pursued a popular political agenda that eventually got him killed by the conservative faction of... Bust of a flamen, 3rd century AD, Louvre A flamen was a name given to a priest assigned to a state supported god or goddess in Roman religion. ... June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ...

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