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Silvanus
Silvanus EuropeThe Roman god of untilled land, an uncertain force in daily life. He had to be carefully propitiated whenever inroads were made into his domain. Silvanus is the antithesis of Flora, the jolly Italian goddess of flowering and blossoming plants.
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