Mommsen, Hist. of Rome, i. 482 ff.

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According to Schwegler, Röm. Gesch., i. 354-383, Εὔανδρος is simply Greek for Faunus = Favinus, "the benevolent" or "good" god. Cf. Fauna = Bona Dea.

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"Rapi ... similatur virgo ex gremio matris ... cum ad virum trahitur, quod videlicet ea res feliciter Romulo cessit."—Festus, s.v. rapi.

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E.g., among the Esthonians, Finns, Wotjaks, Mordwins, Vedic Hindoos, and Bohemians.

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For the use of the sword, axe, or dagger to keep off evil spirits from a wedding, see Schroeder, Hochzeitsbräuche der Ester, 99-102.

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