In Roman mythology, Lua was a goddess to whom soldiers sacrificed captured weapons of enemy combatants.[1][2] She is sometimes referred to as "Lua Mater" or "Lua Saturni", the latter of which makes her a consort of Saturn.[1] It may be that Lua was merely an alternative name for Ops.[3]

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  1. ^ a b Daly, Kathleen N.; Rengel, Marian (2009). Greek and Roman Mythology, A to Z. Infobase Publishing. p. 88. ISBN 978-1438128009. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
  2. ^ Lua, Latin Dictionary
  3. ^ "Myth Index - Lua". Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2009-12-06.