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Cardea

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Gender Feminine
Usage Roman Mythology

Meaning & History

Derived from Latin cardo meaning "hinge, axis". This was the name of the Roman goddess of thresholds, door pivots, and change.

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change, deities, goddesses, mythology, tools
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Entry updated May 19, 2007

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