Charge of the Goddess opening paragraph names a collection of goddesses, some derived from Greek or Roman mythology, others from Celtic or Arthurian legends, affirming a belief that these various figures represent a single Great Mother: This theme echoes the ancient Roman belief that the Goddess Isis was known by ten thousand names and also that the Goddess still worshipped today by Wiccans and other neopagans is known under many guises but is in fact one universal divinity. The second paragraph is largely derived and paraphrased from the words that Aradia, the messianic daughter of Diana, speaks to her followers in Charles Godfrey Leland's
Feronia (mythology) Anio Vetus, a major new aqueduct, and a number of fountains near the temple. Charles Godfrey Leland found surviving traditions concerning the "witch" Feronia in 19th century Tuscany. The asteroid 72 Feronia is named for her. Feronia (mythology) In ancient Roman religion, Feronia was a goddess associated with wildlife, fertility, health, and abundance. As the goddess who granted freedom to slaves or civil rights to the most humble part of society, she was especially honored among plebeians and freedmen. Her festival, the "Feroniae", was November 13 (the "ides" of November) during the "Ludi Plebeii" ("Plebeian Games"), in conjunction with Fortuna