In Roman mythology, Liber (meaning "free") was originally associated with husbandry and crops, but then was assimilated with Dionysos. He is the consort of Ceres and the father of the goddess Libera. His festival, the Liberalia, was on 17 March when young men celebrated the arrival of manhood.

*Libera is also known as Liber's consort, wife.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] In fiction

The gods Liber and Libera play a major role in the science fiction/time-travel novel Household Gods by Harry Turtledove and Judith Tarr.

[edit] References

• Michael Jordan, Encyclopedia of Gods, Kyle Cathie Limited, 2002
• Dictionary.com definition
• T.P. Wiseman, "Liber: Myth, Drama and Ideology in Republican Rome," in Idem, Unwritten Rome. Exeter, University of Exeter Press, 2008,

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