Strina
deity single tradition · 1
Strina is a goddess associated with gifts. The name Befana may be a derivative of bastrina, the gifts associated with the goddess Strina. The festival with offerings to the goddess Strenia was continued in that of the New Year.
When
- Attested period
- 1865 – 1865
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in 1865 book.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Befana
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Others posit, however, that the name is a derivative of bastrina, the gifts associated with the goddess Strina. In the book Domestic Life in Palestine, by Mary E. Rogers (Poe & Hitchcock, 1865) the author notes: But an 'Essay on the Fine Arts', by E. L. Tarbuck, led me to believe that this custom is a relic of pagan worship, and that the word "Bastrina" refers to the offerings which used to be made to the goddess Strenia.”
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