Communitary and Individualistic Gods in German and Roman Religion
According to two episodes told by Saxo Grammaticus, Othinus was temporarily replaced by Mythothyn and, in a different circumstance, by Ollerus. Analysis shows that the former aspired to personal ownership and glorification, prohibiting votes dedicated to all gods, while the latter shows such an incl...
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| description | According to two episodes told by Saxo Grammaticus, Othinus was temporarily replaced by Mythothyn and, in a different circumstance, by Ollerus. Analysis shows that the former aspired to personal ownership and glorification, prohibiting votes dedicated to all gods, while the latter shows such an inclination in the name itself (Ullr “Glory”). Analogously Iovis son of Fortuna was the god worshipped by the Roman patricians, while the Ceres- Liber-Libera triad, the early Mercury and Saturn were worshipped by the plebeians as communitary divinities. We may infer that the gods of daily light had been considered promoters of individual power since many centuries. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aad05c1c673748189b5854cb48296be52022-12-21T18:39:49ZspaEdiciones ComplutenseGerión0213-01811988-30802006-07-0124128730414898Communitary and Individualistic Gods in German and Roman ReligionAdolfo ZavaroniAccording to two episodes told by Saxo Grammaticus, Othinus was temporarily replaced by Mythothyn and, in a different circumstance, by Ollerus. Analysis shows that the former aspired to personal ownership and glorification, prohibiting votes dedicated to all gods, while the latter shows such an inclination in the name itself (Ullr “Glory”). Analogously Iovis son of Fortuna was the god worshipped by the Roman patricians, while the Ceres- Liber-Libera triad, the early Mercury and Saturn were worshipped by the plebeians as communitary divinities. We may infer that the gods of daily light had been considered promoters of individual power since many centuries.http://revistasculturales.ucm.es/index.php/GERI/article/view/14907epulum iovisfortunagullveigiovislatinusmercuriusmithothynollerus-ullrodin-othinus-ódinnsummanusvulcanus |
| spellingShingle | Adolfo Zavaroni Communitary and Individualistic Gods in German and Roman Religion Gerión epulum iovis fortuna gullveig iovis latinus mercurius mithothyn ollerus-ullr odin-othinus-ódinn summanus vulcanus |
| title | Communitary and Individualistic Gods in German and Roman Religion |
| title_full | Communitary and Individualistic Gods in German and Roman Religion |
| title_fullStr | Communitary and Individualistic Gods in German and Roman Religion |
| title_full_unstemmed | Communitary and Individualistic Gods in German and Roman Religion |
| title_short | Communitary and Individualistic Gods in German and Roman Religion |
| title_sort | communitary and individualistic gods in german and roman religion |
| topic | epulum iovis fortuna gullveig iovis latinus mercurius mithothyn ollerus-ullr odin-othinus-ódinn summanus vulcanus |
| url | http://revistasculturales.ucm.es/index.php/GERI/article/view/14907 |
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