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Pax

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Pax (păks), in Roman religion, goddess of peace. Vespasian erected a temple to her at Rome. Her attributes were similar to those of the Greek Irene, the olive branch and the horn of plenty.

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Pax
goddess of peace. [Rom. Myth.: Zimmerman, 194]
See : Peace
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uf, and he brought out his pax vobiscum, to which he, in a good measure, trusted for supporting his character, with more anxiety and hesitation than had hitherto accompanied it.
Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context
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