Angitia is the Oscan Snake Goddess of the Marsi people who thrived in the Apennine Mountains in the Abruzzo over 2000 years ago. She is a Goddess of herbs, witchcraft, and snake medicine. She is associated with the Greek Medea and the ancient and powerful Gorgon (Medusa).
While the Snake Goddess is a universal archetype, Angitia is local to the Abruzzo. There was a temple for her on Lake Fucino near Aquila. She was also well-known in Roman times. The Abruzzo has a reputation for being a place of many magical people and where this kind of medicine was strong. You can read more about Angitia in my book, Guided by the Moon, Wheel of the Year. Pagan Holy Days the Italian American Way and in the chain of blog posts below.
When to call on the Italian Snake Goddess Angitia
- For the protection of life and the life-force.
- To call for
revitalizing
reawakening
rehabilitating
replenishing
repatterining
- To support life on planet earth
- To encourage new potentiality to arise in a person, a place or situation
- To access inner wisdom
- To promote flexibility and growth
- The snake pulses with life as the life force pulses with vitality when healthy
Snake likes to be offered milk.
She likes fire and heat
Call on her with song
Speak her name: Angitia
