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Re: Neolithic Settlement

Jun 03, 2013, 18:39

tiompan wrote:

Minerva is usually considered the goddess of wisdom .

Yes, that too - busy lass ;-)

But your statement that, “...the bath themselves were dedicated to Minerva ,a healing deity.” needs evidence (though given that the waters were already recognised before the Romans as a place of healing it’s not unreasonable to assume that they (the Romans) bestowed on Minerva, in the form of Minerva Medica, those attributes.

We must be careful of blanket attributes however - the hot springs at Bath may have (and probably did have) multiple reasons for going there. Reasons ranging from those mentioned above to just a jolly old soak with one’s mates. The thousands of onsen in Japan still function that way today - places to cure one’s ills, socialise, enjoy good food and even boil your eggs and vegetables if you’re lucky enough to live near one!

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