Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. IV, 1950 Non-Christian religions Particular topics

Damia (Δαμιά)

DÀMIA (ΔΑΜΊΑ)

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DAMIA (Δαμιά). - Greek goddess worshipped together with Auxesia. They had a cult at Aegina, at Troezen, where the festival of the Lithobolia was celebrated in their honor, and at Epidaurus, where the oracle of Delphi had ordered that wooden statues of olive wood be erected to them.

In Italy D. had a cult at Agylla, in Etruria (gymnastic and equestrian contests, ordained by the Delphic oracle), at Taranto and at Rome, where she was identified with the Bona Dea and received a sacrifice (damium) offered by a special priestess (damiatrix).

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BIBL.: Kern, s. v. in Pauly-Wissowa, IV, II, col. 2054; M. Nilsson, Griechische Feste, Leipzig 1906, p. 413 ff.

Luisa Banti

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV (1950), col. 1141.

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Banti, Luisa. “Dàmia (ΔΑΜΊΑ).” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV, col. 1141. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950. https://azioneromana.com/article/damia-damia.

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Banti, Luisa. “Dàmia (ΔΑΜΊΑ).” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950, col. 1141. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/damia-damia.

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@incollection{ec4_damia_damia,
  author    = {Banti, Luisa},
  title     = {Dàmia (ΔΑΜΊΑ)},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {IV},
  pages     = {1141},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1950},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/damia-damia}
}

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