Śuri

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Śuri
Norse equivalentSurtr

Śuri (

Faliscans, Latins and Sabines) and later adopted into ancient Roman religion
.

Name and attributes

The

Soranus, means both 'black' and 'from the black [place]', i.e. the Underworld.[2][4][5][6]

Primarily the god of

His sacred animals were wolves and goats.[b]

Epithets and Greco-Roman equivalents

Śuri had many epithets,

Greco-Roman
epithets.

By interpretatio graeca, Śuri was identified with both the underworld god

romanized: Apulu);[3][4][17][18][9][8][19] their names are associated on Pyrgi inscriptions too.[20][3]
After his cult had been
Apollo, the Romans also nicknamed him Apollo Soranus[10] or Apollo Soractis.[17]

Worship

Cult centers

The center of his cult was

Dīs Pater, with whom Soranus is sometimes identified.[15]
Other centers dedicated to this deity were the
Surina (Viterbo) [it], in the present-day province of Viterbo, Lazio, and the city of Sorano, in the province of Grosseto, Tuscany.[3][5][6]

Worshippers

The priests of Soranus were called Hirpi Sorani

Sabine: hirpus, lit.
'wolf').

Sabine: hirpus, lit.'wolf') and devoted themselves to the cult of the god Soranus, who was later identified with Dīs Pater due the volcanic properties of the mountain and the underground nature of the god.[15][8]

They were

firewalkers; during the ceremonies, they walked on hot coals, holding the entrails of sacrificed goats.[15][18][22][23][6]
They were also considered skillful

During the annual festivities in honor of

Apollo Soranus and Feronia, they walked barefoot among burning logs without being burned, for which they were forever released by the Roman Senate from military service and other liturgies.[8]
The Lupercalia, in the Roman religion, probably derive from these priests.[10]

Partners

He had two female partners: his Etruscan consort

Cavatha), goddess of Moon and Underworld;[16][24][3] and his Faliscan sister-in-law Feronia, whose major sanctuary[c] was located near Mount Soracte.[23][19]

See also

Annotated links
  • Dīs Pater
     – Roman god of the underworld
  • Catha (mythology) – Etruscan goddess
  • Feronia (mythology) – Italic goddess of wilderness and liberty
  • Fufluns – Etruscan god of growth
  • Orcus – Roman god of the underworld
  • Surtr – Norse mythical character

Notes and references

Notes

  1. Zeus Chthonios).[6]
  2. ^ See § Worshippers.
  3. Latin
    : Lucus Feroniae.

References

Bibliography

Further reading

External links

This page is based on the copyrighted Wikipedia article: Śuri. Articles is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license; additional terms may apply.Privacy Policy