This work's first section describes the story of Virbius, who was the King of the Wood at Nemi, consort of Diana, and essentially the same person as Hippolytus.
This work's first section describes the story of Virbius, who was the King of the Wood at Nemi, consort of Diana, and essentially the same person as Hippolytus. It also describes the purificatory and solar theories of the bonfires common in ancient northern Europe at festivals, as well as kings who were killed after a fixed term expired or as they aged. This work describes one concept as contagious or homeopathic; that concept, magic, is also said to give rise to sorceror-kings and religions. FTP, name this work of anthropology whose name comes from a tree branch guarded by a "priest-king," written by Sir James Frazer.          |
This work's first section describes the story of Virbius, who was the King of the Wood at Nemi, consort of Diana, and essentially the same person as Hippolytus.
The {Golden Bough}