proper noun
Pĕta
Meaning
- the goddess of praying
Pĕta, ae, f. peto,
I. the goddess of praying or entreaty, Arn. 4, 131.† † pĕtălum, i, n., = πέταλον, a metal plate:
petalum, aurea lamina in fronte pontificis, quae nomen Dei tetragrammaton Hebraicis litteris habebat scriptum, Isid. Orig. 29, 21.