Faunalia

Japanese: Faunalia
Faunalia

…He was originally a forest god, and was sometimes called Fatuus (meaning "speaker"), as he was believed to be the god of prophecy, especially as mysterious sounds heard in the forest were thought to be his voice. The temple was located on an island in the Tiber River, and the Faunalia festival was held on February 13th. In addition, the Lupercalia festival on February 15th, which prays for the fertility and abundance of living things, is also thought to have been a festival of Faunus, worshipped under the name of Lupercus. …

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Japanese:

…彼はもともと森の神で,とくに森の中で聞こえる不思議な音は彼の声と想像されたところから,予言を伝える神としてファトゥウスFatuus(〈語る者〉の意)と呼ばれることもあった。神殿はティベリス川の中州にあり,2月13日にファウナリアFaunalia祭が行われた。このほか,生あるものの多産と豊饒を祈願する2月15日のルペルカリアLupercalia祭も,おそらくルペルクスLupercusの名のもとに崇拝されたファウヌスの祭式であったと考えられている。…

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