entity_sources: ENT_ROM_VENUS, SRC_OVID_FASTI, direct attestation

2,936 links between entities and the sources that attest them, with evidence type and passage-level notes. The primary evidence layer: every entity classification traces to at least one record here.

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entity_id	source_id	evidence_type	source_note
ENT_ROM_VENUS	SRC_OVID_FASTI	direct attestation	Fasti 4.1-18, 4.61-244: April is sacred to Venus; Ovid addresses her and narrates the festivals of Veneralia and Vinalia; the origin of April from aperire (to open) is connected to her power; her role as mother of Aeneas and ancestor of the Julian family