Vesta
Publié le 22/02/2012
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Roman Goddess of the hearth, worshiped
in every household of ancient Rome. She was identified
with the Greek goddess Hestia, one of the
Olympian gods.
Primitive Roman religion was a domestic affair,
concerned with the welfare of the family, house, and
farm. The focus of the home was the hearth. (The
Latin word focus means "hearth.") The caretakers
of the hearth were the young females of the family
(the males of the family being out in the fields, the
mother and older females working at the loom or
in the kitchen). As families became more extended,
richer, and more sophisticated, the caretakers of the
hearth became young women (see Vestal Virgins)
who were designated to guard the fires of the goddess
Vesta rather than their own family hearths.
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