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[[Carlo Ginzburg]] supposes that the nocturnal goddess was originally ''[[Hera]]-Diana'' or ''Herodiana'', and was later [[Conflation|conflated]] with the biblical character of ''[[Herodias]]''<ref>{{cite book |last=Ginzburg |first=Carlo |authorlink=Carlo Ginzburg |year=1990 |title=Ecstasies: Deciphering the witches' sabbath |publisher=Hutchinson Radius |location=London |id=ISBN 0-09-174024-X |pages=p. 104}}</ref> |
[[Carlo Ginzburg]] supposes that the nocturnal goddess was originally ''[[Hera]]-Diana'' or ''Herodiana'', and was later [[Conflation|conflated]] with the biblical character of ''[[Herodias]]''<ref>{{cite book |last=Ginzburg |first=Carlo |authorlink=Carlo Ginzburg |year=1990 |title=Ecstasies: Deciphering the witches' sabbath |publisher=Hutchinson Radius |location=London |id=ISBN 0-09-174024-X |pages=p. 104}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Among some modern [[Wicca]]ns, a similar figure is worshipped, called [[Aradia (goddess)|Aradia]], adopted from [[Charles Godfrey Leland|C.G. Leland]]'s book ''[[Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches]]'' (1899), which claims to be the traditional lore of a 19th century Italian society of witches.<ref>{{cite journal | author=Magliocco, Sabina | title=Who Was Aradia? The History and Development of a Legend | journal=Pomegranate: The Journal of Pagan Studies, | year=2002 | volume=18 | pages= – | url=http://chass.colostate-pueblo.edu/natrel/pom/pom18/aradia.html | format={{dead link|date=June 2008}} – <sup>[http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=intitle%3AWho+Was+Aradia%3F+The+History+and+Development+of+a+Legend&as_publication=Pomegranate%3A+The+Journal+of+Pagan+Studies%2C&as_ylo=2002&as_yhi=2002&btnG=Search Scholar search]</sup> }}</ref>. A similar figure from [[Romania]] is [[Doamna Zînelor]], also called ''Irodiada'' or ''Arada''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Ginzburg |first=Carlo |authorlink=Carlo Ginzburg |title=Ecstasies: Deciphering the witches' sabbath |year=1990 |location=London |publisher=Hutchinson Radius |id=ISBN 0-09-174024-X |pages=p. 103}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Among some modern [[Wicca]]ns, a similar figure is worshipped, called [[Aradia (goddess)|Aradia]] |
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A Cult of Herodias is mentioned in some medieval sources. The 10th century a fragment of text called the Canon Episcopi (attributed to an otherwise-unknown Council of Anquira) made mention of it as a perversion of the mind originated by Satan, and consider the fable of the flying women accompanied by Diana to be a fantasy experienced while dreaming.[citation needed]
John of Salisbury, Bishop of Chartres (12th century) mentions such a cult in Policraticus, naming the goddess Herodias and Noctiluca, queen of the night. He mentioned the supposed participation of women and men in these meetings. He too considered the existence of this cult to be a fable at best.
Carlo Ginzburg supposes that the nocturnal goddess was originally Hera-Diana or Herodiana, and was later conflated with the biblical character of Herodias[1]
Among some modern Wiccans, a similar figure is worshipped, called Aradia, adopted from C.G. Leland's book Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches (1899), which claims to be the traditional lore of a 19th century Italian society of witches.[2]. A similar figure from Romania is Doamna Zînelor, also called Irodiada or Arada.[3]
References
- ^ Ginzburg, Carlo (1990). Ecstasies: Deciphering the witches' sabbath. London: Hutchinson Radius. pp. p. 104. ISBN 0-09-174024-X.
{{cite book}}:|pages=has extra text (help) - ^ Magliocco, Sabina (2002). "Who Was Aradia? The History and Development of a Legend" ([dead link] – Scholar search). Pomegranate: The Journal of Pagan Studies,. 18: –.
{{cite journal}}: External link in|format= - ^ Ginzburg, Carlo (1990). Ecstasies: Deciphering the witches' sabbath. London: Hutchinson Radius. pp. p. 103. ISBN 0-09-174024-X.
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