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Reitia ( Venetic: 𐌓𐌄:𐌉:𐌕𐌉:𐌀) is a goddess, one of the best known deities of the Adriatic Veneti of northeastern Italy . While her place in the Venetic pantheon cannot be known for certain, the importance of her cult to Venetic society is well attested in archaeological finds. A large body of votive offerings on pottery and ...
Feb 6, 2017 · The paper will be based on brand new research I have been doing on the dedications to the goddess Reitia at Este. Here is the abstract: The epigraphic culture of the Veneto region is full of contrasts, particularly between its two largest cities: Este and Padua. At Padua, dedications to the gods were made within the city, many dedications are ...
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Feb 24, 2023 · Long before the foundation of Venice, in 421 C.E., according to the legend, the most important pre-Christian god worshipped in the Veneto area, was a woman: Reitia. Reitia was the goddess of Justice, Education, and Culture , celebrated for bringing social fairness, tolerance, and harmony to society.
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Reitia can be worshipped the same as any God through the gifting cycle. However, there are several devotional activities and rituals which would lend themselves especially to the worship of Reitia. The first two devotional activities are apparent, the dedication and offering of writing and weaving to Reitia. This appears to have been a significant ...
Reitia is a multi-faceted Goddess whose cult was widespread and lasted many years. She is closely associated with animals, especially horses and birds, writing, weaving, healing, gatekeeping, childbirth and potentially fate, death, war and learning.
Brewer, W.A., 1985. Notes on Venetic. e. kvopetari. s. Zeitschrift für vergleichende Sprachforschung, 98(1. H), pp.54-58. Ciprianoi, S., 2016. A lead-glazed Skyphos with figurative belief decoration from the sanctuary of Reitia in Esta (Italy). Rei CretariÆ RomanÆ FaVtorVm Acta, 44. De Nardi, S., 2007. Landscapes of the prehistoric Veneto, Italy: a...
The goddess appears in the inscriptions with the word re.i.tiia.i and past analysts have interpreted the name of the goddess as "Reitia" However, our study as described in THE VENETIC LANGUAGE: An Ancient Language from a New Perspective: FINAL finds the goddess to be the eternal European mother goddess known as "Rhea" who the Greco-Roman ...
The Raeti ( / ˈriːtaɪ / REE-ty; spelling variants: Rhaeti, Rheti or Rhaetii) were a confederation of Alpine tribes, whose language and culture was related to those of the Etruscans. Before the Roman conquest, they inhabited present-day Tyrol in Austria, eastern Switzerland and the Alpine regions of northeastern Italy.
Feb 25, 2022 · The true origin of the Veneti (or Venedo) culture remains an intricate historical problem, but Eastern Europe is considered the most likely area of their origins. The Veneti gradually settled a vast territory along the Adriatic coast, and inland in the Dolomite Alps and the Po Valley. They were the founders of numerous ancient and prestigious ...
