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For the beetle, see Nascio (genus).

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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References

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


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