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Forgotten Gods of Rome| Ep. 26. Silvanus - God of the Woods

Wandering out into the woods, in this episode we meet Silvanus, the ancient Roman god of the forest and its trees. He is a humble deity but he played an enormous part in ancient Roman religion though he is in the shadows of scholarship as much as he is in the shadows of Olympus. We will track him down in his leafy lair and explore the evidence for him. Silvanus is a deity who might take you by surprise. He certainly doesn't dominate our vision of ancient Roman religion but maybe he should. He is a god who provides us with an opportunity to take a second glance at ourselves and what we think we know. Come for a frolic among the trees and see what the old father of the forest can teach us. *** This is the twenty-sixth in an ancient history series that explores Roman religion behind the veil of Greek mythology. Each episode focuses on a different indigenous Roman god. The episodes follow on from one another and are building a bigger picture for those who are along for the ride but they are designed also to stand alone, so feel free to dip in and out. Our task is to recover Rome's lesser-known deities from obscurity and, ultimately, to better understand the religion that fuelled an empire. Welcome to the Shadows of Olympus!