Pales 85546 213307470 2008-05-18T19:39:00Z DumZiBoT 6085301 robot Adding: [[fr:Palès]] {{Roman myth (rustic)}} In [[Roman mythology]], '''Pales''' was a deity of shepherds, flocks and livestock. Regarded as a male by some sources and a female by others, and even possibly as a pair of deities (as ''Pales'' could be either singular or plural in [[Latin]]), Pales was an obscure deity about which little information remains. Pales' festival, called the [[Parilia]], was celebrated on [[April 21]]. Cattle were driven through bonfires on this day. Another festival to Pales, apparently dedicated "to the two Pales" (''Palibus duobus'') was held on [[July 7]]. [[Marcus Atilius Regulus]] built a temple to Pales in [[Rome]] following his victory over the [[Salentini]] in [[267 BC]]. It is generally thought to have been located on the [[Palatine Hill]], but, being a victory monument, it may have been located on the route of the [[Roman triumph|triumphal]] procession, either on the [[Campus Martius]] or the [[Aventine Hill]]. Pales is referenced in the [[Tom Robbins]]'s book, ''Skinny Legs and All,'' where a statue to the deity is erected by Boomer Petway. Pales is a band in Fayetteville, Arkansas: [http://www.myspace.com/palesband] Pronunciation: PAW-lays ==References== *Richardson, L. (1992). ''A New Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome''. Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press. (p. 282) *Scullard, H.H. (1981). ''Festivals and Ceremonies of the Roman Republic''. London: Thames and Hudson. (p. 104–105) [[Category:Roman gods]] [[Category:Roman goddesses]] [[Category:Agricultural deities]] [[Category:Roman deities]] [[ca:Pales]] [[cs:Pales]] [[et:Pales]] [[es:Pales]] [[fr:Palès]] [[it:Pale (divinità)]] [[lt:Palė]] [[mk:Палес]] [[nl:Pales]] [[pl:Pales]] [[pt:Pales]] [[sv:Pales]]