Rex Nemorensis
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Rex Nemorensis is the legendary priest-king of the sacred grove at Nemi in ancient Roman religion, whose violent succession ritual became a central example in James Frazer’s study of myth and magic.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legendary religious office
ⓘ
priest-king ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Diana Nemorensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLake | Lake Nemi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Nemi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Latium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attestedInSource |
Ovid
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strabo NERFINISHED ⓘ Suetonius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Roman religious titles
ⓘ
mythological priest-kings ⓘ sacred kingship ⓘ |
| centralExampleFor | James George Frazer's theory of myth and magic ⓘ |
| cultType |
grove cult
ⓘ
woodland cult ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Roman Italic religious tradition ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriterion |
must be a runaway slave
ⓘ
must break a branch from a sacred tree ⓘ must defeat the reigning priest-king in combat ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
example of dying and reviving god motif
ⓘ
example of ritual regicide ⓘ survival of primitive kingship rites ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| mentionedInWork | The Golden Bough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameComponent |
Nemorensis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | King of the Grove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
ritual kingship
ⓘ
sacred grove ⓘ sacrificial king ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Roman religion ⓘ |
| ritualObject |
branch of the sacred tree
ⓘ
golden bough ⓘ |
| role |
guardian of the grove of Diana
ⓘ
high priest of Diana at Nemi ⓘ sacral king ⓘ |
| sourceType |
antiquarian reports
ⓘ
literary tradition ⓘ |
| successionRitual |
ritual combat
ⓘ
slaying of predecessor ⓘ violent succession ⓘ |
| symbol |
golden bough
ⓘ
sacred tree ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| titleHeldAt | sacred grove of Nemi ⓘ |
| usedByScholar | James George Frazer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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