Herodias
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Herodias is a goddess identified with Holda in canonical and church documents. Carlo Ginzburg has identified similar beliefs existing throughout Europe for over 1,000 years, whereby men and women were thought to leave their bodies in spirit and follow a goddess variously called Holda, Diana, Herodias, Signora Oriente, Richella, Arada, and Perchta.
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 1000 – 1600
- Historical notes
- Identified with Holda in canonical and church documents.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Frau Hulda, Werra, Dame Hulde
- syncretized with
- Perchta, Bertha, Abundia, Richella, Signora Oriente, Arada, Holda, Diana, Hulda, Hecate, Artio, the Matres of Engyon, the Matronae, Epona, Artemis (Diana)
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Later canonical and church documents make her synonymous with Diana, Herodias, Bertha, Richella, and Abundia. Carlo Ginzburg has identified similar beliefs existing throughout Europe for over 1,000 years, whereby men and women were thought to leave their bodies in spirit and follow a goddess variously called Holda, Diana, Herodias, Signora Oriente, Richella, Arada, and Perchta.”
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