PS268 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Vestal Virgin, Aventine Hill, Roman Festivals
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Achilles kept hectors body after killing and not allowing proper burial. Rr began as a animism in which a numen (divine power of spirit or natural phenomenon) was attributed to natural phenomenon. Roman assimilated foreign deities: greek ad etruscan> roman. Romans link to greek mythology to literature, sculpture and arts. Roman religion question the deeds of the gods given by the poets. Jupiter/ (greek version of zeus) aka god the father . Giver of victory, spirit of law and justice. Sovereign god of romans and symbol of roman states. Judgments were passed through omens (auspices), no decision could pass without his approval. Before going to war, generals would shake sacred spear of mars in regia and shout mars vigila (mars wake up) Mars and vestal virgin rhea silvia had an affair and become pregnant; parents of and remus (legendary founders of rome in 753 bce) Mars was also lover of venus (roman version of aphrodite)
