What is Vesta the goddess of?
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the hearth
Vesta tends the sacred fire, which stood for the very survival of Rome.
💡 Did you know? If her fire went out, it was seen as a grave omen for the whole state.
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Who guarded the sacred fire of the hearth goddess on the Roman Forum?
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the Vestal Virgins
The Vestal Virgins, chosen priestesses, guarded the fire and lived in strict chastity.
💡 Did you know? If a Vestal broke her vow of chastity, she faced being buried alive.
Which Greek goddess corresponds to Vesta?
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Hestia
In Greece, Vesta corresponds to the hearth goddess Hestia.
💡 Did you know? Unlike other gods, the pure Vesta was rarely depicted in human form.
What shape did Vesta's temple have?
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round
Vesta's temple on the Forum was built round: probably recalling the early round huts with a hearth.
💡 Did you know? Inside it stood no statue, only the eternal fire.
What privileges did the Vestal Virgins have?
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high honours and independence
Vestals enjoyed privileges like no other class of women: reserved seats, precedence, inviolability.
💡 Did you know? If a Vestal happened to meet a man condemned to death, he was pardoned.
Which sacred pledge of Rome did the Vestals guard?
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the Palladium
Besides the fire, the Vestals guarded sacred objects, among them the Palladium: an image of Minerva.
💡 Did you know? On this image, saved from Troy, the survival of Rome was said to depend.
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