CLST 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Esus, Tanit, Toutatis
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Same sky god, king of gods, thunder. Syncretism a combination of different forms of belief or practice, in this case, the fusing of ancient religions and their deities. Taking a god and making it easier to understand for romans. Interpretatio romana in which roman religious concepts and practices, deities, and myths are used to interpret and understand the mythology of other cultures. Romans trying to make sense of the world around them. Roman empire was huge encompassed many different religions and cultures. Zeus jupiter amun (egyptian) tinia (etruscan) Helios sol/invictus ra (egypt) usil (etrustcan) Hera juno mut/hathor uni. Bacchus (roman) osiris (egyptian) not really similar at all. Vulcan ptah not anything to do with forging. Greeks kind related her with cebele interpetatio greco. Cebele in roman pantheon magna mater (great mother) Evocatio ceremony ( summoning away ) romans attempted to win over deities of an enemy city (before that city had been conquered)
