Samnite goddess of the foul-smelling gases of the earth
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Face of the goddess Mefitis, bronze fragment stored in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale della Basilicata (National Archaeological Museum of Basilicata), Potenza.Ancient Roman votive offering such as would have been offered to the goddess
In Roman mythology, Mefitis (or Mephitis; Mefite in Italian) was a minor goddess of the poisonous gases emitted from the ground in swamps and volcanic vapors.
Mefitis (or Mephitis; Mefite in Italian) was a minor goddess of the poisonous gases emitted from the ground in swamps and volcanic vapors. Mefitis was...
Mephitis may refer to: Mephitis (genus), a genus of skunks Mefitis or Mephitis, a Roman goddess This disambiguation page lists articles associated with...
Retrieved 30 August 2020. "Basilicata – On the waterways: Basilicata land of Mefitis". expo2015.org. Archived from the original on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 26...
Samnite gods were also Roman gods. For example, Vulcan, Loesius, Flora, Mefitis, Apollo, Angitia, and Diana were all worshipped. Some gods like Fortuna...
and Torella dei Lombardi. It was named after the ancient Italic goddess Mefitis, venerated by the people of Hirpini, and counts some ruins of a sanctuary...
(2008). Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages. Brill. ISBN 9789004167971. Information on Cloacina Toilet god Mefitis v t e...
goddess of healing, introduced to account for the festival of Meditrinalia. Mefitis or Mephitis, goddess and personification of poisonous gases and volcanic...
Mefite may refer to: Mefite, alternative name for Mefitis, goddess of foul-smelling gasses from the earth A member of MetaFilter, a community weblog Mefite...
Samnite deities are known. It is known that gods such as Vulcan, Diana, and Mefitis were all worshipped, with Mars being the most prominent in the Samnite...
Lucani (used from the 5th century BC onwards) and dedicated to the goddess Mefitis. Reconstructions of the settlement and the sanctuary are in the Museo delle...
Lympha Magna Dea Mana Genita Mania Mater Larum Mater Matuta Meditrina Mefitis Mellona Minerva Molae Moneta Morta Murcia Nascio Necessitas Nerio Nona...
(equivalent of Venus) the Lares (guardian deities) Larunda Lucina Luna Mamers Mefitis Minerva the Novensides (council of thunder gods) Ops Pales Quirinus Sabus...
in 1958, remains of an ancient temple dedicated to the Italic goddess Mefitis was found (c. 3rd century BC). In 1974 less than a kilometre from the town...
the cult of Dea Febris, the goddess of fever; a shrine to the goddess Mefitis, associated with toxic gases emitted from the earth; and an altar of Mala...
origin of the name is obscure, perhaps to be associated with the goddess Mefitis, worshipped in a sanctuary uncovered in 1958 at the place called Capodaqua...
distinct, cylindrical, voxel-based levels: Acis, Ceres, Decima, Febris, and Mefitis. Each level is separated into three phases and includes a unique boss enemy...
(Lingua Latina, 6, 47). A goddess of noxious smells and toxic vapours, Mefitis, had a shrine on the Esquiline Bodel, John, "Dealing with the Dead: Undertakers...
includes a fragment of an architrave with a dedicatory inscription to Mefitis. Archaeologists believe that the family was behind the building activity...
practiced cult in the territory - along with the veneration for Maia, Mefitis, and Mercury - was that of Hercules, who in late Roman times rose to symbolize...
fissure). This fissure, known as Mefite, is named after the Samnite goddess Mefitis (hence also the English word "mephitic" meaning sulfurous). It is located...
Cicero criticized the worship of evil powers, such as Febris ("Fever"), Dea Mefitis ("Malaria"), Dea Angerona ("Sore Throat") and Dea Scabies ("Rash"). The...
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