Talk:Cult of Herodias

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This article has an ichthyoid reek to it. The existence of the supposed cult of Herodias mentioned in this article is backed by one possibly-apocryphal piece called the Canon Episcopi, which is attributed to a non-existent Council of Anquira, and which denies the existence of this cult, as do all the other medieval records that make mention of it -- they're unanimous that it was a delusion, a folktale, complete nonsense. Not only that, Diana's associate female deity wasn't always named as Herodias, but was sometimes the Germanic goddess Huldra -- and there's no mention in the medieval records of Lucifer (or Satan, or whatever) as an associate god of this cult. This needs serious recasting -- i.e., to make it clear that the entire story is poorly-attested fable at best. — No-One Jones (talk) 10:14, 17 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Go for it. —Ashley Y 13:34, Jan 17, 2004 (UTC)

sigh For additional tilt on this angle, see the contributor's rant at User:The Warlock Whatever this is, it isn't history. Wetman 19:57, 17 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Well. . . there are medieval folktales about this cult, and apparently some people have taken these as evidence that the cult actually existed, but every piece of reliable evidence suggests that it's nothing more than a fable. I think the article now makes that clear. — No-One Jones (talk) 20:00, 17 Jan 2004 (UTC)

This article is horrible. It contains nothing but Neo-Pagan pseudo-history.

Yes, this is all a reference to the Canon Episcopi. In addition, there is no evidence demonstrating that anyone other than Christian clerics may have believed in the existence of the cult.

The "Cult of Herodias" is a literary tradition. Nothing more.

Clean-up

The article has been cleaned up and the relationship to the Canon Epsicopi as well as to modern neo-Paganism documented. I believe the article could still be improved but it's much better than it was. Statements have also been soruced.Lisapollison 17:04, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

It's the same topic that is covered at Aradia. This is a fringe theory. There are a few "witch-cult" enthusiasts on Wikipedia who try to squeeze every last drop from the handful of references that lend this thing some marginal credibility. It's fair enough to write an article about it. It is disingenious to spam Wikipedia with a dozen articles about your pet theory in an attempt to inflate its notability. --dab (𒁳) 09:31, 22 November 2011 (UTC)