 vejovis or vejove () was a roman god. ==representation and worship== vejovis was portrayed as a young man, holding a bunch of arrows, pilum, (or lightning bolts) in his hand, and accompanied by a goat. romans believed that vejovis was one of the first gods to be born. he was a god of healing, and became associated with the greek asclepius.roman medicine by john scarborough he was mostly worshipped in rome and bovillae in latium. on the capitoline hill and on the tiber island, temples were erected in his honour.the new encyclopaedia britannica: in 30 volumes by encyclopaedia britannica, chicago university of, encyclopaedia britannica staff, encyclopaedia britannica(ed.)  ===sacrifices=== in spring, goats were sacrificed to him to avert plagues. aulus gellius informs us that vejovis received the sacrifice of a female goat, sacrificed ritu humano;aulus gellius, noctes atticae,  this obscure phrase could either mean "after the manner of a human sacrifice" or "in the manner of a burial."adkins and adkins, dictionary of roman religion (facts on file, 1996) isbn 0-8160-3005-7 ==antecedents== the studies about vejovis are very poor and unclear. they show a constant updating of his condition and his use by people: escaping from netherworld, a volcanic god responsible for marshland and earthquakes,classical quarterly by classical association (great britain) and later guardian angel in charge of slaves and fighters refusing to lose. god of deceivers, he was called to protect right causes and to give pain and deception to enemies. his temple was described as a safe haven from police for wrongly persecuted people, and dedicated to the protection of newcomers to rome. some have disputed this.kent j. rigsby, asylia, 576 vejovis may have been based on the etruscan god of vendetta
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