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.