Entity Sources
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- evidence_type
- {'description': 'e.g. Direct attestation, Secondary analysis, Epigraphic, Numismatic'}
- source_note
- {'description': 'Specific passage citations and notes on how this source attests the entity'}
24 rows where source_id = "SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA"
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| Link | entity_id | source_id | evidence_type | source_note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENT_ROM_APOLLO,SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA,direct attestation | Apollo ENT_ROM_APOLLO | Cicero, De Natura Deorum (45 BCE) SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA | direct attestation | DND 2.68 (Apollo = sun in Stoic allegory; the "many-named" Apollo); 3.57-59. Extensive philosophical treatment. |
| ENT_ROM_BACCHUS,SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA,direct attestation | Bacchus/Liber ENT_ROM_BACCHUS | Cicero, De Natura Deorum (45 BCE) SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA | direct attestation | DND 2.62; 3.58. Cicero cites multiple versions of Bacchus/Dionysus, noting their theological confusion. |
| ENT_ROM_CERES,SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA,direct attestation | Ceres ENT_ROM_CERES | Cicero, De Natura Deorum (45 BCE) SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA | direct attestation | DND 2.67 (Ceres as grain, from gerere); Cicero gives the Stoic etymology Ceres < gero. |
| ENT_ROM_DIANA,SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA,direct attestation | Diana ENT_ROM_DIANA | Cicero, De Natura Deorum (45 BCE) SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA | direct attestation | DND 2.68-69 (Diana/Luna as moon goddess); 3.58. Documents moon-goddess identification. |
| ENT_ROM_FIDES,SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA,direct attestation | Fides ENT_ROM_FIDES | Cicero, De Natura Deorum (45 BCE) SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA | direct attestation | Cicero, De Natura Deorum 2.61: Fides among the deified virtues with a public cult. |
| ENT_ROM_GENIUS,SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA,direct attestation | Genius ENT_ROM_GENIUS | Cicero, De Natura Deorum (45 BCE) SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA | direct attestation | DND 2.45 (genius as the divine creative force in every individual; Stoic treatment). Primary philosophical source for the Roman genius concept. |
| ENT_ROM_JANUS,SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA,direct attestation | Janus ENT_ROM_JANUS | Cicero, De Natura Deorum (45 BCE) SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA | direct attestation | DND 2.67 (Janus = ianus/doorway; Cicero's systematic analysis of Janus as a uniquely Roman deity without Greek parallel). |
| ENT_ROM_JUNO,SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA,direct attestation | Juno ENT_ROM_JUNO | Cicero, De Natura Deorum (45 BCE) SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA | direct attestation | DND 2.66 (Juno as personification of air in Stoic allegory); 3.62. Cicero documents both mythological and allegorical interpretations of Juno. |
| ENT_ROM_JUPITER,SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA,direct attestation | Jupiter ENT_ROM_JUPITER | Cicero, De Natura Deorum (45 BCE) SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA | direct attestation | DND 2.64-66 (Stoic account: Jupiter as universal providence); 3.53-60 (Epicurean/Academic critiques). Most systematic ancient account of Jupiter's theological function. |
| ENT_ROM_LARES,SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA,direct attestation | Lares ENT_ROM_LARES | Cicero, De Natura Deorum (45 BCE) SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA | direct attestation | DND 3.39-42 (Cotta's critique of the proliferation of gods including Lares). Attests the philosophical debate about Roman household deities. |
| ENT_ROM_MANES,SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA,direct attestation | Manes ENT_ROM_MANES | Cicero, De Natura Deorum (45 BCE) SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA | direct attestation | DND 3.39 (Manes / di Inferi as a theological category debated). Primary philosophical source for Manes theology. |
| ENT_ROM_MARS,SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA,direct attestation | Mars ENT_ROM_MARS | Cicero, De Natura Deorum (45 BCE) SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA | direct attestation | DND 2.67 (Mars as war); 3.62. Cicero documents both the cult function and the Stoic allegorical interpretation of Mars. |
| ENT_ROM_MERCURY,SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA,direct attestation | Mercury ENT_ROM_MERCURY | Cicero, De Natura Deorum (45 BCE) SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA | direct attestation | DND 2.62 (Mercury as reason/speech in Stoic allegory). Key for Mercury's philosophical reception. |
| ENT_ROM_MINERVA,SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA,direct attestation | Minerva ENT_ROM_MINERVA | Cicero, De Natura Deorum (45 BCE) SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA | direct attestation | DND 2.22 (Minerva/Athena's birth from Jupiter's head); 3.59 (Academic). Documents the Roman reception of Greek Athena mythology. |
| ENT_ROM_NEPTUNE,SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA,direct attestation | Neptune ENT_ROM_NEPTUNE | Cicero, De Natura Deorum (45 BCE) SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA | direct attestation | DND 2.66 (Neptune as personification of the sea in Stoic interpretation); systematic philosophical treatment. |
| ENT_ROM_PENATES,SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA,direct attestation | Penates ENT_ROM_PENATES | Cicero, De Natura Deorum (45 BCE) SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA | direct attestation | DND 3.39 (Penates as a category; Cotta's critique). Attests theological classification of the Penates. |
| ENT_ROM_PLUTO,SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA,direct attestation | Pluto/Dis Pater ENT_ROM_PLUTO | Cicero, De Natura Deorum (45 BCE) SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA | direct attestation | DND 2.66 (Pluto/Dis as ruler of the earth and underworld in Stoic interpretation). |
| ENT_ROM_PROSERPINA,SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA,direct attestation | Proserpina ENT_ROM_PROSERPINA | Cicero, De Natura Deorum (45 BCE) SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA | direct attestation | DND 2.66 (Proserpina as grain seed that descends into the earth — Stoic allegory of agriculture). |
| ENT_ROM_QUIRINUS,SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA,direct attestation | Quirinus ENT_ROM_QUIRINUS | Cicero, De Natura Deorum (45 BCE) SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA | direct attestation | DND 2.62 (Quirinus = Romulus deified; Cicero cites Proculus Julius). Documents the apotheosis tradition. |
| ENT_ROM_SATURN,SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA,direct attestation | Saturn ENT_ROM_SATURN | Cicero, De Natura Deorum (45 BCE) SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA | direct attestation | DND 2.64 (Saturn = time in Stoic allegory, from satus/saturation). Documents Stoic allegorization of Saturn. |
| ENT_ROM_SPES,SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA,direct attestation | Spes ENT_ROM_SPES | Cicero, De Natura Deorum (45 BCE) SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA | direct attestation | Cicero, De Natura Deorum 2.61: Spes (Hope) among the deified virtues; her temple in the Forum Holitorium. |
| ENT_ROM_VENUS,SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA,direct attestation | Venus ENT_ROM_VENUS | Cicero, De Natura Deorum (45 BCE) SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA | direct attestation | DND 2.69 (Venus as desire/generation in Stoic allegory); 3.62 (Academic critique of Venus myths). Systematic philosophical treatment. |
| ENT_ROM_VESTA,SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA,direct attestation | Vesta ENT_ROM_VESTA | Cicero, De Natura Deorum (45 BCE) SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA | direct attestation | DND 2.67 (Vesta = fire of the hearth; Stoic element allegory). Key for Roman hearth-fire theology. |
| ENT_ROM_VULCAN,SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA,direct attestation | Vulcan ENT_ROM_VULCAN | Cicero, De Natura Deorum (45 BCE) SRC_CICERO_DE_NATURA | direct attestation | DND 2.67 (Vulcan = fire/forge in Stoic allegory). Documents allegorical Roman theology. |
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[entity_id] TEXT REFERENCES [entities]([entity_id]),
[source_id] TEXT REFERENCES [sources]([source_id]),
[evidence_type] TEXT,
[source_note] TEXT,
PRIMARY KEY ([entity_id], [source_id], [evidence_type])
);
CREATE INDEX [idx_entity_sources_source_id]
ON [entity_sources] ([source_id]);
CREATE INDEX [idx_entity_sources_entity_id]
ON [entity_sources] ([entity_id]);