Pal es Roman An ancient spirit of agriculture and of flocks and herds.
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Pal es Roman An ancient spirit of agriculture and of flocks and herds. Pales is sometimes referred to as a god, sometimes as a goddess. Belief in this spirit existed in central Italy even before 752 b.c., when Romulus is said to have founded the city of Rome. The festival of Parilia on April 21 honors Pales. This celebration by shepherds exists in the oldest records of Roman religious festivals. It fell on the same day in later years when people celebrated the founding of Rome.
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