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Opiconsiva

ancient Roman festival
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The Opiconsiva was an ancient Roman festival honoring the goddess Ops, who was associated with fertility and abundance. This festival, celebrated on August 25, shared connections with other Roman festivals like the Opalia and Saturnalia, highlighting Ops's ties to Saturn and the rustic god Consus. Consus, likely a deity of grain storage, had his own festival, the Consualia, on December 15, during which working animals were given a rest. Ops was an early Roman goddess, eventually equated with Rhea and later identified with Cybele.12

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