Damiatrix
She is the priestess of Bona Dea. In Rome, she resides in the temple of the goddess on the Aventine Hill, and usually there is one in every provincial city. In some cities of the Empire, there are deities that have characteristics similar to those of Bona Dea (Cybele, Demeter, Persephone, and Gaia), and for this reason her cult is flanked or unified and carried out by the priestesses of those goddesses in their temples.
The Damiatrix is recognizable by the green color of her clothes. In fact, she wears a light green tunic and a dark green cloak, while on her hair she wears a red ribbon. The Damiatrix can be noble or plebian, rich or poor, freeborn or freedwoman. She's usually a married woman, and often she celebrates weddings herself, because her presence bodes well for the fertility of the future couple.
The Damiatrix is a skillful healer, and she always has one or more apprentices, whom she chooses according to their ability in that art, and it does not matter whether they are slaves or free. She instructs them in the art of healing, and from among them she chooses the one that will succeed her. She's also a seer, and her responses are based on the observation of snakes, sacred to the goddess.
The Damiatrix is recognizable by the green color of her clothes. In fact, she wears a light green tunic and a dark green cloak, while on her hair she wears a red ribbon. The Damiatrix can be noble or plebian, rich or poor, freeborn or freedwoman. She's usually a married woman, and often she celebrates weddings herself, because her presence bodes well for the fertility of the future couple.
The Damiatrix is a skillful healer, and she always has one or more apprentices, whom she chooses according to their ability in that art, and it does not matter whether they are slaves or free. She instructs them in the art of healing, and from among them she chooses the one that will succeed her. She's also a seer, and her responses are based on the observation of snakes, sacred to the goddess.
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