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Nascio

In Roman mythology, Natio was one of many goddesses of birth, and a protector of women in labor. According to Cicero in De Natura Deorum, she was worshipped particularly in the territory of Ardea.

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In Roman mythology, Natio (Latin: "birth", "nation") was one of many goddesses of birth, and a protector of women in labor.¹ According to Cicero in De Natura Deorum (On the Nature of the Gods), she was worshipped particularly in the territory of Ardea.²

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Oxford Latin Dictionary, "natio, ~onis, f."
Cicero, On the Nature of the Gods, 3.47