Liber 79357 207195029 2008-04-21T20:10:57Z Tony Esopi 6740267 interwiki {{otheruses|Liber (disambiguation)}} In Roman mythology, '''Liber''' was originally associated with husbandry and crops, but then was assimilated with [[Dionysos]]. He is the consort of [[Ceres (mythology)|Ceres]] and the father of the goddess [[Libera (mythology)|Libera]]. His festival, the ''[[Liberalia]]'', was on [[17 March]] when young men celebrated the arrival of manhood. The gods Liber and Libera play a major role in the [[science fiction]]/time-travel [[novel]] ''[[Household Gods]]'' by [[Harry Turtledove]] and [[Judith Tarr]]. ''*Libera is also known to be Liber's consort, wife.'' == References == *Michael Jordon, Encyclopedia of Gods, Kyle Cathie Limited, 2002 *[http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=Liber&r=66 Dictionary.com definition] [[Category:Roman gods]] [[Category:Agricultural gods]] [[el:Λίμπερ (μυθολογία)]] [[de:Liber]] [[it:Liber]] [[lb:Liber]] [[nl:Liber (god)]]