Probably the worst thing that can happen to a man - a loss of reason.Ancient people so well imagine what happens to the poor fellow, which happens a misfortune that came up with a deity who punishes madness for violation of the laws and customs.The Greeks are not the exception in this respect - the goddess of insanity of the Hellenes called mania.Once on the road from Arcadia Messenia, on the spot where Orestes in retaliation for the killing of his mother was deprived of reason, there is a temple in which fans of this terrible goddess created their horrible rites.
Who is
Mania Goddess of madness by the Greeks embodies all possible kinds of frenzy and madness.According to legend, she sends them to those who accidentally or deliberately dared to cross at least one of the laws or customs.The Greek goddess of insanity loves gives people great confidence with contempt for other gods and human traditions.Sometimes Mania inspires fierce desire to get something, or passion.It is very easy to blind the person, and sometimes it may even bring to a mental illness.Because of this, this goddess of insanity is somewhat reminiscent of Eumenides - the relentless and tireless goddesses of revenge who pursue their prey not only on earth but in hell.
Origin and counterparts in other nations
initially considered Mania Etruscan goddess who lived in the I millennium. BC.e.north-western part of the peninsula.Now this area is a region of Italy called Tuscany.These ancient tribes of the goddess of madness was one of the most terrible evil mistress, and is also a symbol of vengeance.It was believed that her husband was the god Vulcan Mania and children - Mana evil spirits that were the personification of masculinity.This fact has led to the popularity of the cult, despite the fact that he was bloody and involved human sacrifice.All this suggests that the reason for the loss of the Etruscans was worse than death.By the way, the Etruscans also associated with all Mania narcotics and intoxicating substances, which in those days commonly used in different ritual practices.The Greeks had a goddess of insanity as a sufficient number of fans.Its revered, even though the cult itself to many nations of the Mediterranean inspired terror and rejection.They are no exception and the Romans.They identified Mania with the Gorgon Medusa, and also brought her a victim, instead of waiting for protection from the dark underground spirits.In order to keep your home in Rome over the doors hung her picture.The analogue was the goddess of madness and our ancestors - the ancient Rus.The Slavs called it Manoah or Maney and considered something of an evil ghost, ghosts.According to legends, it was the image of an ugly old woman distraught that slew his son and all his life forced him to look for.Most likely because of the word, and there was a modern psychiatric term "mania", as well as all derivatives of the word based on it.
