Witchcraft in Folklore and Mythology

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Hecate, Aradia, Angitia, Marzanna, Holda, Catalan Mythology About Witches, Deal With the Devil, Huld, Black Annis, Aradia Di Toscano, Skuld, Drude, Bla Jungfrun, Agamede, Blockula, Witches of Chiloe, Domen, Kalku, Imbunche, Keong Mas, Elbow Witch, Lampads, Kyopelinvuori, Cain Bairns. Excerpt: Agamede (Greek: ) was a name attributed to two separate women in classical Greek mythology and history: References (URLs online) Sources A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at In Roman mythology, Angitia was a snake goddess. As snakes were often associated with the healing arts in ancient Roman mythology, Angita is believed to have been mainly a goddess of healing. She was particularly venerated by the Marsi, a people from central Italy (may be same as Angita ). She had powers of witchcraft and was a master in the art of miraculous and herbal healing, especially when it came to snakebites. She was also attributed with a wide range of powers over snakes, including the power to kill snakes with a touch. Many Romans claim that she is the same as Bona Dea .ANGITIA or ANGUI'TIA, a goddess worshipped by the Marsians and Marrubians, who lived about the shores of the lake Fucinus. She was believed to have been once a being who actually lived in that neighbourhood, taught the people remedies against the poison of serpents, and had derived her name from being able to kill serpents by her incantations. According to the account given by Servius, the goddess was of Greek origin, for Arigitia, says h...