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{{short description|River in Roman mythology}}
[[File:Ghezzi, The Purification of Aeneas in the River Numicius.jpg|thumb|Pier Leone Ghezzi, ''The Purification of Aeneas in the River Numicius'' (ca. 1725)]]
The '''Numicus''' was a river of ancient [[Latium]] which flowed into the sea between the towns of [[Lavinium]] and [[Ardea (RM)|Ardea]]. According to the mythology of [[Livy]], [[Aeneas]] lies buried on its banks<ref>Titus Livius (translated by Rev. Canon Roberts). ''The History of Rome'', Everyman's Library (London: J. M. Dent and Sons, 1912), Book I, 2.</ref> (from the original:  'Situs est, quemcumque eum dici ius fasque est super Numicum flumen'). The river is also represented in ancient texts as a river-god Numicius (Greek: Νουμικίος, Numikíos). As described by [[Ovid]], at the behest of [[Venus (mythology)|Venus]], Numicus cleans Aeneas of all of his mortal parts so that he might become a god, known as [[Jupiter Indiges|Indiges]].<ref>[[Ovid]]. ''Metamorphoses'', Book 14.</ref>

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