Vestalia, the ancient Roman festival in honor of Vesta is celebrated this week.
She is the goddess of the hearth, bakers and keeper of the sacred hearth flame (fire).
She is the goddess of the hearth, bakers and keeper of the sacred hearth flame (fire).
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In The Odyssey when Odysseus enters Hades, the Greek afterlife to find the prophet Tiresias, he sacrifices a ram and a ewe.
The deceased come forth, thirsty for the recently spilled sheep’s blood, but Odysseus refuses to let any other entity approach until Tiresias drinks and delivers his prophecy.
Image: Tiresias appears to Odysseus
by Johann Heinrich Füssli.
The deceased come forth, thirsty for the recently spilled sheep’s blood, but Odysseus refuses to let any other entity approach until Tiresias drinks and delivers his prophecy.
Image: Tiresias appears to Odysseus
by Johann Heinrich Füssli.
Mount Mangart, Slovenia.
The fourth-highest mountain in Slovenia at an elevation of 2,679 metres (8,789 ft).
The fourth-highest mountain in Slovenia at an elevation of 2,679 metres (8,789 ft).
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“Honour, riches, marriage-blessing,
Long continuance, and increasing,
Hourly joys be still upon you!
Juno sings her blessings upon you.”
–Shakespeare, The Tempest, A4, S1
Juno is Roman goddess of marriage, childbirth and she keeps watch over all aspects of the feminine life cycle. This month is named in her honor and is seen as an ideal time to tie the knot.
Long continuance, and increasing,
Hourly joys be still upon you!
Juno sings her blessings upon you.”
–Shakespeare, The Tempest, A4, S1
Juno is Roman goddess of marriage, childbirth and she keeps watch over all aspects of the feminine life cycle. This month is named in her honor and is seen as an ideal time to tie the knot.
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