Si deus si dea
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Si deus si dea
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Si deus si dea is an Archaic Latin phrase meaning "whether god or goddess". It was used to address a deity of unknown gender. It was also written sive deus sive dea, sei deus sei dea, or sive mas sive femina. The phrase can be found on several ancient monuments. Archaic Roman inscriptions such as this may have been written to protect the identity of the god if Rome were captured by an enemy. The construction was often used when invoking the god of a place. The classical scholar Edward Courtney c
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Phrase in Roman religion
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2022-06-28T17:46:20Z
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