The salii, or "jumping priests," protected this deity's sacred ancile, 11 copies of which were made by Numa after that shield fell from the sky.
This figure is in the Carmen Arvale chant of the Arval Brethren. Cato the Elder describes the suovetaurilia ritual dedicated to this figure, which involves the sacrifice of a boar, a ram and a bull. A hymn dedicated to this figure contains mysterious words like "cozeulodorieso" and was chanted by a group of preists led by the praesul. Nerio was the consort of this figure, who was conceived without a father when (*) Flora touched his mother with a magical flower. According to Strabo, the Picenti are named for an animal sacred to this deity, the woodpecker. The salii, or "jumping priests," protected this deity's sacred ancile, 11 copies of which were made by Numa after that shield fell from the sky. This god seduced a woman forced by Amulius to become a vestal virgin, resulting in the birth of twins. For 10 points, name this god who seduced Rhea Silvia, the father of Romulus and Remus who was the Roman god of war.
This figure is in the Carmen Arvale chant of the Arval Brethren.
Mars 