Vesta
noun
uk/ˈves.tə/us/ˈves.tə/inRomanmythology(=ancientstories), thegoddess(=femalegod)of thehearth(= theareaaround afireplacein ahouse)and thehome:
维斯塔(罗马神话中的女灶神)Asmallroundtemplewaserectedto Vesta, thegoddessof thehearth, in which asacredfirewaskepteverburning.为女灶神维斯塔建起了一座圆形小庙,里面圣火一直在燃烧。
- In thecircularTemple of Vesta, thesacredflameperpetuatingtheRomanstatewastendedby six Vestal Virgins
- Witth theexceptionofNeptuneand Juno, Vesta, Themis, the Graces, and the Nereids, the othergodshave beenknownfromtimeimmemorialin Egypt.
- Wepassedthe Temple of Vesta, where thesacredfireburnseternallyin thehearthof thegoddess.
- By thedecreeof Gratian,paganismthroughouttheRomanempirewasabolished, and thefiresof Vesta wereextinguished.
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