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Edited Jun 05, 2013, 22:23
Re: Neolithic Settlement
Jun 05, 2013, 22:11
Littlestone wrote:
Sorry Mt t but you’re still missing the point. There is no dispute that Minerva was a goddess of healing (among other equally important attributes) but that the dedication of the springs at Bath were dedicated to her in that role (ie one of healing).

You have still not supplied conclusive evidence to support your assumption that the springs were so dedicated.


Did you read and understand the previous post ?
It is very simple you had a problem here it is .

“...the bath themselves were dedicated to Minerva ,a healing deity .” which is hard to prove at best “.

The comment has two points 1) The baths were dedicated to Minerva , 2)She was healing deity .
You accept 2) as you say above " There is no dispute that Minerva was a goddess of healing ."
For 1) as has already beeen mentioned
http://faculty.vassar.edu/jolo[...]th_project/Sulis_Minerva_2.htm
The Roman goddess Minerva, “as a patroness of the art of healing she was honored at thermal springs (Mac Cana 34).”

http://sacredsites.com/europe/united_kingdom/bath.html
Dedicated to Sulis, a goddess of water,

http://www.romanbaths.co.uk/walkthrough/sacred_springs.aspx
In Roman times a great Temple was built next to the Spring dedicated to the goddess Sulis Minerva, a deity with healing powers.
That is both points covered ,meanwhile you have provided nothing to the contrary.
And another Another http://visitbath.co.uk/spa-and-wellbeing/history-of-baths-spa"sophisticated series of baths and a temple dedicated to the goddess Sulis Minerva.
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