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Angitia, Oscan Goddess of Snakes and Healing--angitia anagtia anceta snake four-lined ratsnake abruzzo bona dea ... |
 | | Angitia was famous for Her knowledge of healing herbs, and was honored with both a grove, the Silva Angitia or Lucus Angitiae, and a temple (complete with treasury) on the south western shores of Lake Fucinus. |
 | | Angitia's name is believed to be derived either from angere, "to trouble", referring to Her ability to kill snakes, or anguis, "snake" or "serpent". |
 | | Some inscriptions mention Angitia in the plural as a group, the Angitiae (much like Sulis and the Sulivae), and in one inscription, She is mentioned with Angerona, the Goddess of Silence and the Winter Solstice. |
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