Suovetaurilia
Also known as Suovitaurilia
The ' or ' was one of the most sacred and traditional rites of Roman religion: the sacrifice of a pig (), a sheep () and a bull () to the deity Mars to bless and purify land ().
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11 sectionsContents
- Ritual
- Performance of the ''suovetaurilia lactentia''
- Circumambulation
- Sacrificial prayer
- Sacrifice
- Omens
- Parallels
- See also
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The ' or ' was one of the most sacred and traditional rites of Roman religion: the sacrifice of a pig (), a sheep () and a bull () to the deity Mars to bless and purify land ().
== Ritual == thumb|251x251px|The suovetaurilia was an ancient Roman sacrifice where in which a pig, sheep, and a bull were sacrificed. There were two kinds: ("suckling suovetaurilia") of a male pig, a lamb and a calf, for purifying private fields ("greater suovtaurilia") of a boar, a ram and a bull, for public ceremonies.