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Father Liber

Name: Tacitus Entire
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Author: Publius Cornelius Tacitus

also: Liberum patrem

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Reading notes

The Annals §2.49 to Liber and Libera
Italian god of wine, worshipped with Ceres and Libera.
The Annals §3.61 Father Liber
The Roman wine-god (identified with Bacchus/Dionysus); 'victor in war' alludes to his mythical eastern conquests.
The Histories §5.6 Father Liber
The Roman god of wine (Bacchus/Dionysus), 'conqueror of the East'; some wrongly inferred his worship at Jerusalem from the priests' music and ivy.

The Histories hist · 1 mention

The Annals hist · 1 mention