The Healing Gods of Ancient Civilizations

Akesias. Akesidas. Alexanor. Alexida. Alkeidas. Alkmene.
Amphitrite. Darron. Dione. Epimedes. Epimenides. Eri-
botes. Eurostos. Gorgagos. Hektor. Iapis. Iason. Ias (i) os.
Ichnaia. Idas. Ion. Iphykles. Kairos. Kalchas. Linos. Me-
deios. Medos. Nichomachos. Odysseus. Orsilocheia. Paion-
aios. Panakeia. Peleus. Perimedes. Phokos. Polydamas.
Prokris. Sphyros. Telamon. Teukros.

CHAPTER VII. THE HEALING GODS OF ANCIENT ROME

Part I. General Survey.

Foreign influences in Roman religion. The resulting com-

plexities. The early Roman religion. The spiritual world.

The deities as the supreme lords. Functions of deity. The

nature of the religion. The great gods. The early sanctuary.

Di Manes, Genius, and Iuno. Organization of religion. The

rituals. Augury. The Etruscan haruspices. The oracle of

the Cumaan Sibyl. Three types of divination. The religious

invasion. Greek and Semitic deities. Magna Mater. Oriental

influences. Decline of native religion. Greek influences.

Emotional cults. Further decline of the Roman religion.

Religious tolerance. Religious reforms. Growth of Oriental

influences. Oriental religions. Astrology. Seductions of Ori-

ental cults. Supremacy of Oriental religions. Downfall of

paganism. Remains of the Roman faith. No specific healing

deities. Early efforts for healing. Diseases as deities. Pes-

tilence and deity. Esculapius and later epidemics. Holi-

days as expiations. Healing and magic. Patrician healing

customs. Healing in general. Esculapius and charlatans.

Divination. Incubation. Laying-on of hands. Sacred ser-

pents and dogs. Votive offerings. Greek medicine in Rome.

Scepticism toward cult-healing.

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Part II. The Healing Deities

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I. Roman Deities: (A) Deities of General

Functions

416

Angerona (or Angeronia). Angitia. Anna Perenna. Bona
Dea. Caia Cæcilia (or Tanaquil). Clitumnus. Fascinus.

Fauna (Fatua, or Fatuella). Faunus (Fatuus, Fatuellus,
or Inuus). Fecunditas. Feronia. Fessona. Fortuna. Her-
cules. Iupiter. Liber. Mars. Meditrina. Minerva. Neptunus.
Nortia. Picumnus and Pilumnus. Picus. Salus (or Hygia).
Saturnus. Silvanus. Soranus. Strenia. Tiberinus. Vacuna.

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(B) Child-birth Deities

442

Carmentis (or Carmenta). Comitia. Diana. Egeria. Genita
Mana. Iuno (or Iuno Lucina). Iuturna. Mater Matuta.
Natio (or Nascio). Nixi dii. Ops. Virbius.

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Carna. Dis (Dis Pater, or Orcus). Lares. Proserpina.

(D) Deities of Disease .

461

Angina. Cloacina. Febris. Mefitis. Scabies.

II. Foreign Deities

464

Adonis. Esculapius. Apollo. Hygia. Isis. Magna Mater.
Mithras. Sabazius. Serapis.

Supplement

(a) Minor Deities and Numina associated with Child-bear-

ing: Antevorta. Averruncus. Candelifera. Cinxia. Curitis.

Decima. Deverra. Februa. Februus (and Februlis). Fluo-

nia (or Fluona). Intercidona. Mena. Nona. Numeria.

Opigena. Partula. Perfica. Pertunda. Populona. Porrima.

Postvorta. Prema. Prorsa (or Prosa). Sentinus and Sen-

tina. Subigus. Vagitanus. Vitumnus.

(b) Minor Deities and Numina associated with the Care

and Growth of Children from Infancy to Maturity: Abe-

ona. Adeona. Agenoria. Alemona. Catius. Cuba. Cunina.

Domiducus and Domiduca. Edusa. Fabulinus. Fata Scri-

bunda. Fortuna Barbata. Iterduca. Iuga, or Iugalis.

Iugatinus. Iuventas. Levana. Latius. Locutius. Mens. Nun-

dina. Ossipaga. Parca. Paventia. Potina. Rumina (or

Rumilia). Sentia. Statulinus (or Statanus and Statina).

Stimula. Vaticanus. Venilia. Virginensis. Volumnus and

Volumna. Volupia.

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The ancient Celts and their records. The Celtic religion.

Celtic gods. The pantheon. Religiosity. Druidism. Religious

ceremonies. Disease and healing. Mythic healing tales. The

'cauldron of renovation.'

Part II. The Healing Deities

Belenus. Borvo or Bormo. Brigit, Brigantia, or Brigindo.

Damona. Díancecht. Goibniu. Grannos. Lug. Mabon or

Maponos. Miach or Midach. Mogounos or Mogon. Sirona.

Sul.

Deities of which little is known: Abnoba. Addus. Arduinna.
Griselica Nymphæ. Ilixo. Ivaos or Ivavus. Laha. Lelhun-
nus. Lenus. Luxovius. Ollototæ. Segeta. Sequana. Sin-
quatis. Virotutis.

BIBLIOGRAPHY: By Chapters. General .

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