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noun gloss

Dēverra

gen. Dēverrae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
the goddess of sweeping, that presided over the threshold of a house where a woman lay in child-bed, to protect her against Sylvanus
the goddess of sweeping, that presided over the threshold of a house where a woman lay in child-bed, to protect her against Sylvanus, acc. to Varr. ap. Aug. Civ. D. 6, 9; cf. Voss. ad Verg. Ecl. 10, 24.
Perseus ID: n13591 Key: Deverra