Status and Origin
Approval Status |
Adopted by IAU |
Approval Date |
Nov 21, 2012
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Continent |
Europe
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Ethnicity |
Roman
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Origin |
Roman festival where a dog was sacrificed to the god Robigus to prevent the red dust, or mildew, which attacked corn when the ear was beginning to form. |
Reference |
[261] - Roman Festivals of the Period of the Republic, by W. Warde Fowler: MacMillan and Co., London, 1908.
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Updated |
Mar 19, 2014 9:27 AM |
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