Vestal Virgins | Priestesses, Temple, Rome | Britannica
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WEBMar 22, 2024 · Vestal Virgins, in Roman religion, six priestesses, representing the daughters of the royal house, who tended the state cult of Vesta, the goddess of the hearth. The cult is believed to date to the 7th century bc; like other non-Christian cults, it was banned in ad 394 by Theodosius I. Chosen.
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