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Meaning & History
Derived from Latin tace "to be silent". In Roman mythology, (Dea) Tacita was a goddess of the dead. According to Ovid, she was originally a water nymph called Lara or LALA, a daughter of the god ALMO who was raped by MERCURIUS and eventually became a goddess of the underworld. She has been occasionally identified with LARUNDA.