Pavor
that is, Fear or Terror, was, together with Pallor or Paleness, a companion of Mars among the Romans. Their worship was believed to have been instituted by Tullus Hostilius during a plague, or at a critical moment in a battle. Their worship was attended to by Salii, called
Pallorii and
Pavorii. (
Liv. 1.27; Aug.
De Civ. Dei, 4.15, 23;
Stat. Theb. 3.425;
V. Fl. 3.89 ; Claudian.
in Rufin. 1.344.)
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