Liber

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Liber is an ancient Roman god associated with viticulture, fertility, and freedom, often identified with the Greek god Dionysus.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman god
deity
associatedWith Ceres
Liber
surface form: "Libera"

Persephone
surface form: "Proserpina"

ecstatic rites
fertility
fertility processions
freedmen
freedom
male coming-of-age rites
political liberty
theatrical performances
viticulture
wine
cultCenter Aventine Hill
Rome
culture ancient Roman religion
domain agriculture
grape cultivation
male fertility
epithet Liber Pater
equatedWith Dionysus
surface form: "Greek god Dionysus"

Greek god Iacchus
festival Liberalia
festivalDate 17 March
gender male
hasConsort Liber
surface form: "Libera"
identifiedWith Dionysus
surface form: "Bacchus"

Dionysus
languageOfName Latin
memberOf Roman pantheon
nameMeaning the free one
parentage sometimes considered son of Ceres
partOfTriad Ceres
surface form: "Ceres-Liber-Libera"
role patron of male youth
protector of crops
protector of vineyards
symbol grapes
ivy
phallus
vine
wine cup
worshippedIn Roman Antiquity
surface form: "ancient Rome"
worshipType popular cult
state cult

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Liber associatedWith Liber
this entity surface form: "Libera"
Liber hasConsort Liber
this entity surface form: "Libera"
Dionysus otherRomanName Liber