I see what you mean now Happy Mtn. You are right, some, but not all, Pagans have varying patronages. When I was still Catholic, very few people prayed to, or had specific patronages, but I'm sure that varies as well. We did have several priests who were off their rockers as well, which also...
Willow bark as medicine was first used by Native indigenous tribes.
The word heathen is much older than when America was discovered.
Obviously the term pagan has changed over time. It no longer means 'rural dwellers' although that is how it derived. And now it seems 'Heathen' religions and...