Talasius Knowpia

Talasius is also known as Thalasius, Talassus and Talassio is a god of marriage in Roman mythology.^[1] His equivalent in Greek mythology is Hymen.^[1] His name was called out during marriages. The name was derived from Thalasus, which means "wool-basket".^{[citation needed]} Later accounts state that he is friend of Romulus, and that he played a role in the rape of the Sabine women.^[2]

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^ ^a ^b Klaus-Dietrich Fabian: Talassio, in: Der Kleine Pauly, vol. 5, 1975, new edition Nördlingen 1979, ISBN 3-423-05963-X, col. 501-502.
^ "Parallel Lives by Plutarchus: Romulus, chapter 17: Rape of the Sabine Women. Talasius[752 BC?]". Romans Online. Retrieved 10 October 2020.

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Catullus, 61, 134.
Livy. History of Rome i, 9.12.
Plurarch. Quaestiones Romanae, 31.

[Fabian-1] Klaus-Dietrich Fabian: Talassio, in: Der Kleine Pauly, vol. 5, 1975, new edition Nördlingen 1979, ISBN 3-423-05963-X, col. 501-502.

[2] "Parallel Lives by Plutarchus: Romulus, chapter 17: Rape of the Sabine Women. Talasius[752 BC?]". Romans Online. Retrieved 10 October 2020.

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