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Rediculus was an ancient Roman divinity. He had a temple near the Porta Capena, as well as a ''campus'' sacred to him on the Appian Way. ==Origins and nature == This divinity was probably one of Rome's ''lares'', a protector-god of the city. He is said to have appeared to Hannibal as he was camped outside Rome in 211 B.C., urging him to return (''redire'') to Carthage. Festus' account of the incident reports that Hannibal, nearing the city, saw apparitions in the air, filling him with dread and causing him to turn back immediately:
One account has the god's entreaty taking the form of a shower of hail. After Hannibal's retreat, the Romans erected an altar at the site to "Rediculus Tutanus", the god "who turned back and protected". Others derive the name of the god from the word ''ridiculus'', signifying a thing to be laughed at.〔 Hannibal's failure to enter Rome made him an object of scorn for the Romans, and in order to perpetuate his shame, they erected a temple to the god of laughter. Varro give the god the epithet ''Tutanus'' (protector), having him speak in his ''Saturae Menippeae'' (''Hercules tuam fidem'', XXXIX): ''Noctu Hannibalis cum fugavi exercitum, Other authors, such as Robert Burn, claim that this legend is "altogether unworthy of credit". Some contend that the god was simply a god of safe return for journeys. In any case, it is undeniable that travelers leaving the city would pray at the temple before embarking on the Appian Way. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rediculus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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