Jove,Jupiter- (Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus vestal virgin- (Roman mythology) one of the virgin priestesses consecrated to the Roman goddess Vesta and to maintaining the sacred fire in her temple Ops- (Roman mythology) goddess of abundance and fertility; wife...
2. (Classical Myth & Legend) of or relating to the Roman goddess Vesta n 3. a chaste woman; virgin 4. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a rare word for nun11 Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, ...
Vesta took her job in the home seriously to make sure the fire was always burning; thus, tributes were paid to Vesta in Roman villages. The Temple of Vesta in Rome was required to burn and must be tended to. The Temple of Vesta was a scared space for the community to visit and worsh...
Hestia (Roman name: Vesta) Hestiawas the goddess of the hearth (a fireplace at the center of the home). She was the most gentle of the gods, and does not play a role in many myths. Hestia was the sister of Zeus and the oldest of the Olympians. Fire is among her symbols. Hermes ...
(18) The goddess of the hearth (the Roman "Vesta"), and so of the house. Cp. "Homeric Hymns" v.22 ff.; xxxix.1 ff. (19) The variant reading `of his father' (sc. Heaven) rests on inferior MS. authority and is probably an alteration due to the difficulty stated by a Scholia...
The cult of the goddess Vesta was quite serious about the "virgin" part of the job description. If any of Vesta's earthly servants were found to have 'misplaced' their virginity, the miscreant Vestal was summarily buried alive. (Her amorous accomplice would merely be flogged to death.) ...
Greek Name ΡειαΡεα Transliteration Rheia, Rhea Roman Name Ops, Opis Translation Flow, Ease (rhea) Rhea and the Omphalos stone, Athenian red-figure pelike C5th B.C., Metropolitan Museum of Art RHEIA (Rhea) was the Titanis (Titaness) mother of the gods, and goddess of ...
(Venus) and Artemis (the Moon) are represented in the conventional astrological symbol system. The other four great goddesses of Graeco-Roman mythology—Demeter (Ceres), Athene (Pallas), Hera (Juno), and Hestia (Vesta)—were missing from astrology until they were reinvoked by their discovery ...
Vesta, the Roman equivalent of Hestia. Lararium painting, Pompeii. Who Was Hestia? The Keeper of the Hearth Hestia, one of the twelve Olympian gods, wasa figure of quiet, unassuming strength and serenity. As the eldest daughter of the titans Cronus and Rhea, she stood apart from her fiery...
Roman Name: Vesta Goddess of: Home, Hearth, Family, Meals, Sacrificial offerings Parents: Titan Kronos & Titanis Rhea Spouse: None (Virgin Goddess) Offspring: None (Virgin Goddess) Animals: Swine Plants: Chaste Tree Iconography: Chaste tree branch, Head veil, Kettle Images: Vase paintings...