Thibaut, Émilie2024-07-222024-07-222021-10-10Acta Classica Universitatis Scientiarum Debreceniensis, Vol. 57 (2021) , 71–82.0418-453Xhttps://hdl.handle.net/2437/375866Medicine and magico-religious practices went hand in hand in Greco-Roman societies, because they attached enormous importance to divine manifestations. Insofar as the gods were present everywhere and in all circumstances, it was necessary to scrupulously respect the rituals which were practised in their honour. Without these rituals, peace with the gods could be disrupted. In the town of Palestrina (Lazio), a votive deposit was unearthed near the foundations of a sanctuary. It contained several effigies of Juno as well as eight very original little statuettes with the breasts of a woman but the body of a weasel. In addition, there were also weasel’s bones and metal keys. Even though it seems logical to think that the religious complex and these offerings were evoted to the goddess, it is more difficult, however, to understand the link between Juno and the different offerings. Why were they placed there and by whom?application/pdfLazioPalestrina (Praeneste)Junowomen weasels’ effigiesweaselsRoman religionfolyóiratcikkOpen AccessActa Classica Universitatis Scientiarum Debreceniensishttps://doi.org/10.22315/ACD/2021/4Acta Classica Universitatis Scientiarum Debreceniensis57Acta Class. Univ. Sci. Debr.2732-3390