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noun

Post-verta

gen. Post-vertae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
or , , verto
a goddess presiding over childbirth; who was invoked when the child made a wrong presentation; a goddess presiding over the future
a goddess presiding over childbirth, who was invoked when the child made a wrong presentation: Carmentes, quarum altera Postverta cognominata'st, Prosa altera, a directi perversique partus et potestate et nomine, Varr. ap. Gell. 16, 16, 4; Ov. F. 1, 633.—Acc. to Macrobius, a goddess presiding over the future (opp. Antevorta), Macr. S. 1, 7.
Perseus ID: n37268 Key: Postverta