Is the bathing before or after the orgies?
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> > Is the presence of a holy well in Uton an indicator of Celtic parallels in the Utoni culture, or is it an outlier from the Seshnegi and Tanisoran cultures to the Southwest?
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> Neither. The sacred well of Uele Oline at Uton is a source of healing powers (she's the sister of Torif Vamale, the Utoni war god).
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> Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. Not all holy wells are Celtic. Personally I see Uele Oline as more Near Eastern or Thracian, with bathing, purity, and the occasional orgiastic ritual. But that's just me.
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> Jeff
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