The undying flame
In Rome, Vesta had no statue in her round temple, only a sacred fire tended by the Vestal Virgins. If the flame ever went out, it was taken as a terrible omen for the whole city.
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Goddess of the hearth fire — the household one and the civic one. Devotion here looks like tending, daily.
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HearthHomeDevotionCommunity
Symbols
Eternal flameHearthDonkey
Correspondences
CedarAmberFire
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A tended candleFirst portion of a mealA clean home
Family in mythology
- Sister: Juno
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