Dea Tacita: Double Edged Sword of Silence

This week's episode is about the Roman deity Dea Tacita, celebrated with a ritual at the Feralia to keep gossip and the results of "loose tongues" from the family and the city. However, Dea Tacita's origin story relates to a nymph called Lara (also mother of the Lares or household gods), who has her tongue cut out for warning one of Jupiter's would-be paramours of his possibly unwanted advances. This fact makes the symbolism of Dea Tacita a double edged sword--we see the virtues of silence, but is this silence also a type of oppression?

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Dea Tacita: Double Edged Sword of Silence is an episode from Chthonia by Brigid Burke.

This episode is 44:09 long.

This episode was published on Oct 13, 2025.

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