Translating Songs into Latin: Rhiannon by Fleetwood Mac

Giving an ancient feel to a song about an ancient deity.

One of the most interesting aspects of the Roman religion was the practice of adopting new gods into the pantheon. It was not a new practice, (see the essay I did on The Piraeus for more on that) but many gods from cultures that we are told the Romans believed were “barbaric” are found later to be openly worshipped. If not, certain stories are taken fro…