Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. I, 1948 Non-Christian religions Particular topics

Ara

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ARA. - Greek personification of the curse (ἀρά), hence a goddess of vengeance, not unlike the Erinyes. A temple of A. in Athens is mentioned by Aristophanes.

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BIBL.: [R.] Wernicke, s. v. in Pauly-Wissowa, Realencycl. der klass. Altertumswiss., II, 1, coll. 337-38; T. Bolelli, Interpretazione di ἀρά ἀράσματα, in Annali della Scuola norm. sup. di Pisa, 2nd series, 15 (1946), pp. 75-94.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I (1948), col. 1734.

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Mingazzini, Paolino. “Ara.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, col. 1734. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948. https://azioneromana.com/article/ara-2.

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Mingazzini, Paolino. “Ara.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948, col. 1734. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/ara-2.

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  author    = {Mingazzini, Paolino},
  title     = {Ara},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {I},
  pages     = {1734},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1948},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/ara-2}
}

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