Marrucinian
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Etymology
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From Proto-Italic *rēgīnā (“queen”). Cognate with Latin rēgīna.
Adjective
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regenai (dative singular feminine)
- An epithet of Ceres.
- 3rd–2nd century BCE, Rapino bronze, found in Rapino, Abruzzo, line 10:
regen[ai] peai cerie iouia- to Regina Pia Iovia Ceres
References
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- Glinister, Fay ((Can we date this quote?)) “The Rapino bronze, the touta marouca, and sacred prostitution in early central Italy”, in Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies. Supplement, number 73, →JSTOR, pages 18–38