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Date: Jan 11, 2003 - 23:36
and let me cut and translate (w/ the help of Altavista Babelfish):
"most significant are those which are attached to Diiovis, Mars and Quirinus: Flamen Dialis, Flamen Martialis and Flamen Quirinalis. Plutarque says that the two first are created by Romulus but the majority of the authors are appropriate that it is Numa which created them all the three by creating a religion of State. Thereafter the number goes up until fifteen: the three flamines original are always selected among patricians and are called maiores; the others are plebeian and called undervalue. Two rudimentary lines of Ennius give the names of six of the latter, indicated, said the poet, by Numa,
Volturnalem, Palatualem, Furinalem,
Floralemque, Falacrem and Pomonalem fecit
Difficulty idem.....
auxquel one can add Flamen Volcanalis and Flamen Carmentalis. One finds in books the mention of Virbialis, Laurentialis, Lavinialis and Lucullaris, which supplement the list; but nothing proves that these four priests are Roman priests and not simply provincial priests" (sorry, babelfishy did not recognise some words)
My "Dictionary of Roman Religion", by Adkins & Adkins (1996), mentions that "At any time, there were 15 flamines in the republic, assigned to at least 13 gods: Carmentis, Ceres, Falacer, Flora, Furrina, Jupiter, Mars, Palatua, Pomona, Portunus, Quirinius, Volturnus and Volcanus. [...] The three major flamines were patricians, and consisted of Falmen Dialis, Flamen Martialis and Flamen Quirinalis. Lesser in status were the 12 minor flamines. They were plebeians who served individual deities. Only ten are known: flamen Carmentalis, Cerialis, Falacer, Floralis, Furinalis, Palatualis, Pomonalis, Portunalis, Volcanalis and Volturnalis."
I have to think about if any of those would fit me, hmm, Volcanus because of the Fennian folklore's Smith Ilmarinen (and my ancestors IRL having been smiths), Furrina because of the Spring/Aqua connection, or as was mentioned, for closeness of worship, Carmentalis, and because when drinking I tend to hallucinate, I mean see visions. *G* Maybe I'll sleep on this...
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