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Arnobius writes at the turn of fourth century about the marriage and gods. Presumably for him life styles of the pagan gods and mortals were no difference. He writes:
Do the gods have wives, and do they enter marriage convents (conuiugalia foedera) on terms previously arranged? Do they swear to each other the oaths (sacramenta) of the marriage couch by cohabitation (usu), by the wedding cake (farreo), or by the purchase price (emptione)? Do they have girl friends whom they hope to marry (speratas), or to whom they are engaged (pactas), or to whom they are espoused (sponsatas).
Source: Adversus nationes 4, 20 (CSEL 4, 157, 16).
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