Maera, ae, f., = Μαῖρα.
I The name of a woman who was changed into a dog , Ov. M. 7, 362; 13, 406; the name of a dog , Hyg. Fab. 131.—
II A priestess of Venus , Stat. Th. 8, 478.
MAERA[MANTINEIA] ...
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