Meteor Beliefs Project: The Palladium in ancient and early Medieval sources

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Aug 2004

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WGN, Journal of the International Meteor Organization, vol. 32, no. 4, p. 117-121

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An examination of the, apparently meteoritic, object, anciently called the Palladium after the Greek goddess Pallas Athene, is presented, as discussed in various ancient and early medieval sources. Although made of wood, the Palladium was believed to have fallen from the sky. In myths, it was a powerful totemic object, first at the legendary city of Troy, then later at Rome, and had magically protective properties associated with it. Despite its implausibly meteoritic nature, the Palladium can be suggested as supporting the case for ancient meteorite worship.

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