Prayer to Mars
Mars
Father Mars, if aught hath not pleased thee in the offering of those sucklings, I make atonement with this pig.
Fons · Source
AuthorCato
WorkDe Agricultura
Section141
Period2nd c. BC
Occasionlustratio agri — atonement formula if omens are unfavourable
Classificatio · Taxonomy
Cultureroman
Formritual
DeitiesMars
Functionspetition · dedication
Sphereagricultural