July 22nd is the day devoted to Concordia, the goddess of harmony. That's next Wednesday. I haven't been feeling particularly harmonious lately, but no matter about myself. I must get some incense to offer that day.
After doing some research, there is evidence that the Romans appealed to Concordia for marital harmony, for harmony within the military, for harmony in politics, and for wider social harmony.
I think these different areas are extensively diverse enough that one can say--if one is going to determine the character of a deity from the reasons for which she was worshipped--with confidence that Concordia is simply concord, in general, not that she represents harmony only within very specific areas of life.
But I definitely don't want to argue about it.
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