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    Zuarasici and Gerovit
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    Author: * Sandor Scylding - 13 Posts on this thread out of 23 Posts sitewide.
    Date: Oct 19, 2004 - 02:45

    Zuarasici was the most important god in Riedegost. His temple had a square floor-plan and people paid homage there before going off to war, and offerings there when they came back. Just what kind of offerings these were was decided by the priests after consulting dice and horse oracles (you'll have to ask Ms. Gimbutas what a horse oracle is).

    From this description, it sounds like Zuarasici was a god of war, but Gimbutas says the God of war (or at least the main one) was Gerovit. His temples appear to have had no idols. A temple of his was found in Wollin which contained a sacred spear, and one in Wollgast held a giant, gold-leafed shield.


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