Talk:Silvanus (mythology)

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Silvanus and Selvans

It looks to me that the 2 are different deities as Dorcey points out. The only common trait is the protection of field boundaries. The similarity of the names caused some confusion on both sides perhaps. In Ovid the Silvani are presented as dwellers of the woods who strive to achieve the heavenly realm. Selvans is a god that may best be related to Semo Sancus. Sometimes the inscriptions have Silvanus for Sancus or Tec Sans.Aldrasto11 (talk) 12:35, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Silvanus and Helios?

Curious why the picture of Silvanus states behind it "This is the Roman God Helios(Sol)"? Walther Faunus (talk) 11:05, 11 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The text behind refers to another adjacent exhibit of the Roman god helios. Theroadislong (talk) 11:58, 11 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Etymology

is a derivation from Latin silva ('forest, wood')...

The etymology of silva is unclear.

How is it unclear? 120.29.109.137 (talk) 07:01, 3 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Basis for LGwhatever Claim? Recommendation for Category\Portal Deletion

I looked up this article because of sylvan's etymology and noted the LGwhatever claim, except I can't see the basis for it in this piece. The tag was added 15:46, 29 November 2016‎ by FábioEscorpião - apparently a non-existent user. On 14:42, 31 December 2022‎ Deiadameian added the LGwhatever banner to the Talk page.

I've looked and relooked at the article but see no evidence justifying the changes, in fact the article itself states Silvanus was referenced as a "... protective god of raiding for women and cattle". That doesn't sound like LGanything to me. There's no notes or explanation for the changes, they were just made and were then ignored with subsequent changes baking them in.

I doubt this article gets much traffic but I want to propose both of these be removed unless evidence justifying the connection can be identified. Obviously Talk's Religion, Mythology, Classical Greece and Rome, and History portal links make sense, as do the Nature gods, Roman gods, and Martian deities categories in the article.

I'll give this a bit and assuming no protest - yes I'm assuming anyone actually looks at this, I'll try to come back and make the proposed changes. 人族 (talk) 08:20, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Changes made since no opposition exists.

While I didn't check every version it looks like the Portuguese version is the only one to share this claim - per the history 04h40min de 22 de junho de 2024‎ Danfann discussão contribs‎ 11 884 bytes +6 802‎ desfazeragradecer Etiqueta: Hiperligações de desambiguação made the change. User Danfann appears to be another unregistered\non-existent user.

Curiously, the Portuguese version of the page appears to say that Silvanus was a god protecting against attacks on women and livestock i.e. the complete opposite of the English version, with both referencing the same source. Dio Cassius , Roman History 45.12 yet when following the 45.12 link it opens to a paragraph mentioning the evocati, and nothing about Sylvanus, women, livestock, or raids. [citation needed]? 人族 (talk) 05:47, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]