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List of Gods : "Goddess Vesta" - 6 records

Name ▲▼Origin ▲▼Description ▲▼
Goddess name
"Aclla"
Inca / Quechua Goddesses of war and virgins comparable to the Roman Vestal Virgins. Inca / Quechua
Goddess name
"Kam,enae/ Camenae"
Italy Goddesses unbowed of springs & wells with a shrine in Rome where of the of vestal virgins got their water
Goddess name
"Kamenae"
Italy Goddesses unbowed of springs and wells with a shrine in Rome where of the of vestal virgins got their water Italy
Goddess name
"Tabiti"
Scythian Goddess of fire. Also the guardian deity of all animals. The Romans syncretized her with the hearth goddess VESTA....
Goddess name
"Vesta"
Roman Was the goddess of the hearth, and therefore inseparably connected with the Penates, for Aeneas was believed to have brought the eternal fire of Vesta from Troy, along with the images of the Penates. The praetors, consuls, and dictators, before entering upon their official functions, sacrificed not only to the Penates, but also to Vesta at Lavinium. (The Aeneid by Virgil. Book II)
Goddess name
"Vestal Virgin"
Greek A nun, a religieuse, properly a maiden dedicated to the service of the goddess Vesta. The duty of these virgins was to keep the fire of the temple always burning, both day and night. They were required to be of spotless chastity. Greek