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| There was never a goddess named Herodias that was worshipped since the Middle Ages. The ] initiated the belief that |
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In Wiccan tradition, Aradia was the daughter of Diana and Lucifer. She was a goddess of witchcraft, and was said to have taught witches their craft.
Etymology of the name: Aradia comes from the name Herodias, a witch goddess that was worshipped since the Middle Age.
The information above is incorrect.
There was never a goddess named Herodias that was worshipped since the Middle Ages. The Canon Episcopi initiated the belief that heretics BELIEVED that Diana was a goddess. But never was the claim made that these heretics worshipped Diana.
The Canon Episcopi was followed by the Tractatus de Strigibus and then the Tractatus de Hereticis et Sortilegiis. Both of the tractatī merely quoted the Canon Episcopi.
The name Aradia never appeared in written form until C. G. Leland's publication of the book entitled Aradia or The Gospel of the Witches in 1890.