Editing Ops (section)

==Name==
In Latin writings of the time, the singular [[nominative case|nominative]] (''Ops'') is not attested; only the form ''Opis'' is used by classical authors. According to [[Festus (historian)|Festus]] (203:19), "''Ops is said to be the consort of Saturn by whom they wanted to signify the [[earth]], because the earth distributes all wealth to the human genus.''" (''{{lang|la|Opis dicta est coniux Saturni per quam uolerunt terram significare, quia omnes opes humano generi terra tribuit}}'').

The Latin word ''ops'' means "riches, goods, abundance, gifts, munificence, plenty".<ref>{{cite dictionary |url=https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0059%3Aentry%3Dops1 |dictionary=A Latin Dictionary |article=ops |author1=Lewis, Charlton T. |author2=Short, Charles |publisher=perseus.tufts.edu |access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref> The word is also related to ''opus'', which means "work", particularly in the sense of "working the earth, ploughing, sowing". This activity was deemed sacred, and was often attended by religious rites intended to obtain the good will of [[chthonic]] deities such as Ops and [[Consus]]. ''Ops'' is also related to the [[Sanskrit]] word ''ápnas'' ("goods, property").