Soranus was a
The worshippers of Apollo Soranus, after his cult had been subsumed by Apollo were called "Hirpi Sorani" ("wolves of Soranus"). They were firewalkers.
Soranus was identified with Dis, the Roman god of the underworld, or with
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Soranus — ▪ Roman god in Roman religion, the underworld deity worshiped on Mount Soracte in southern Etruria. As priests, the hirpi Sorani celebrated a rite in which they marched barefoot over burning coals. Soranus was identified with Dis, the Roman … Universalium
Soranus — The name Soranus may refer to: * Soranus, Greek physician and medical writer * Soranus, a Roman god * Quintus Valerius Soranus, Roman author and tribune, executed for revealing the arcane name of Rome * Quintus Marcius Barea Soranus, Roman… … Wikipedia
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Quintus Valerius Soranus — (b. circa 140–130 B.C.?, [Conrad Cichorius, “Zur Lebensgeschichte des Valerius Soranus,” Hermes 41 (1906), p. 67; American Journal of Philology 28 (1907) 468.] d. 82 B.C.) was a Latin poet, grammarian, and tribune of the people in the Late Roman… … Wikipedia
Neptune (mythology) — Neptune velificans in his triumphal chariot drawn by hippocamps (mid 3rd century AD, Musée archéologique de Sousse) Ancient Roman religion … Wikipedia
Dis Pater — Dis Pater, or Dispater was a Roman god of the underworld, later subsumed by Pluto or Hades. Originally a chthonic god of riches, fertile agricultural land, and underground mineral wealth, he was later commonly equated with the Roman deities Pluto … Wikipedia
Medicine in ancient Rome — Physician of Rome during the Empire. Medicine in ancient Rome combined various techniques using different tools and rituals. Ancient Roman medicine included a number of specializations such as internal medicine,[ … Wikipedia
Midwifery — Midwives redirects here. For the novel by Chris Bohjalian, see Midwives (novel). A midwife measures the height of the mother s fundus at about 26 weeks to determine the probable gestational age of the fetus. Midwifery is a health care profession… … Wikipedia
Childbirth and obstetrics in antiquity — Traditionally obstetrics is defined as the surgical specialty dealing with the care of a woman and her offspring during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium, although in Antiquity surgical intervention did not exist. Without the presence of… … Wikipedia
birth control — regulation of the number of children born through the deliberate control or prevention of conception. Cf. family planning (def. 1). [1914, Amer.] * * * Voluntary limiting of human reproduction, using such means as contraception, sexual abstinence … Universalium
