In the poem 'The Satires' by Horace, the witch Canidia performs dark rituals using babies left by the town. She and another witch, Sagana, perform disturbing rituals involving tearing apart a lamb and creating effigies.
In the poem 'The Satires' by Horace, the character Canidia is described as a witch who performs dark rituals using babies that are left by the town.
The poem mentions that Canidia and another witch, Sagana, claw up the earth, tear apart a black ewe-lamb and pour its blood into a ditch to summon the shades of the dead.
They also use woolen and waxen effigies to perform rituals. The poem describes their actions as sinister and disturbing.