CLAS104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Civil Religion, Oceanid, Bacchylides
3 Apr 2016
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The gods: the olympians, ofspring of rhea&cronus, hesia (vesta) Know the roman (in bracket) and greek names. Embodiment of the heart in the household (goddess of the hearth and its ire, considered sacred and a symbol of both the home and community) Not important for mythology but important for religion. Prominent in religion, known for her virginity not under the inluence of aphrodite (hesia, athena, and artemis) Dedicated herself to virginity for something she wanted to do. Represented the state and protecion of the state. Athena goddess of war, wasn"t interested in aphrodite. Vestal virgins in rome were very important and of high status -> special priestess to. Vesta; since vesta not only embody the home but the state, so these priestesses needed to preserve their virginiies unil they were 40. Their virginiies embody the purity of the state. These vestal virgins were buried alive if found out to have had sex: hades (pluto)
