Mephitis
deity underworld Hirpini single tradition · 1
Mephitis is a goddess associated with a temple near a small lake in the Hirpini territory. The temple featured a cave that emitted suffocating vapours, linking the site to infernal legends. She is invoked in local lore as a spirit of the underworld.
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“Close by was a temple of the goddess Mephitis, with a cave from which suffocating vapours rose, and for this reason the place was brought into connexion with the legends of the infernal regions.”
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