Vejovis
deity Roman single tradition · 1
Vejovis was a Roman god of Etruscan origins. He was portrayed as a young man, holding a bunch of arrows (or lightning bolts), or a pilum, in his hand, and accompanied by a goat. Romans believed that Vejovis was one of the first gods to be born and was a god of healing.
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 177
- Historical notes
- Attested in Noctes Atticae, written around 177 CE.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Apollo, young Jupiter, Asclepius
- co occurs with
- Jupiter
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Gellius informs us that Vejovis received the sacrifice of a female goat, sacrificed ritu humano (lit. "by human rite"); this obscure phrase could possibly mean "after the manner of a human sacrifice" or "in the manner of a burial."”
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