Talasius Explained

Talasius is also known as Thalasius, Talassus and Talassio is a god of marriage in Roman mythology.^[1] His equivalent in Greek mythology is Hymen.^[1] His name was called out during marriages. The name was derived from Thalasus, which means "wool-basket". Later accounts state that he is friend of Romulus, and that he played a role in the rape of the Sabine women.^[2]

Sources

• Catullus, 61, 134.
• Livy. History of Rome i, 9.12.
• Plurarch. Quaestiones Romanae, 31.

Notes and References

1. Klaus-Dietrich Fabian: Talassio, in: Der Kleine Pauly, vol. 5, 1975, new edition Nördlingen 1979,, col. 501-502.
2. Web site: Parallel Lives by Plutarchus: Romulus, chapter 17: Rape of the Sabine Women. Talasius[752 BC?]]. Romans Online . 10 October 2020.