(CLOSED) Vesta: Rome's Hearth Goddess (Fall 2024)
SEPTEMBER 5 - OCTOBER 24
Deepen your practice with Vesta or expand your knowledge about Roman religion in this eight-week course. Through background videos and readings, and weekly discussions on Zoom, we’ll learn the history of Vesta’s veneration in antiquity. This course is for anyone interested in the goddess Vesta, for any reason.
Topics covered:
Greek counterpart, Hestia
Temples & festivals
Offerings & prayers
Vestal Virgin priestesses
Chastity, sovereignty, & fertility correspondences
The eternal flame
& more
MEETS WEEKLY ON THURSDAYS AT 6:30PM (eastern) ON ZOOM
SEPTEMBER 5 - OCTOBER 24
Deepen your practice with Vesta or expand your knowledge about Roman religion in this eight-week course. Through background videos and readings, and weekly discussions on Zoom, we’ll learn the history of Vesta’s veneration in antiquity. This course is for anyone interested in the goddess Vesta, for any reason.
Topics covered:
Greek counterpart, Hestia
Temples & festivals
Offerings & prayers
Vestal Virgin priestesses
Chastity, sovereignty, & fertility correspondences
The eternal flame
& more
MEETS WEEKLY ON THURSDAYS AT 6:30PM (eastern) ON ZOOM
SEPTEMBER 5 - OCTOBER 24
Deepen your practice with Vesta or expand your knowledge about Roman religion in this eight-week course. Through background videos and readings, and weekly discussions on Zoom, we’ll learn the history of Vesta’s veneration in antiquity. This course is for anyone interested in the goddess Vesta, for any reason.
Topics covered:
Greek counterpart, Hestia
Temples & festivals
Offerings & prayers
Vestal Virgin priestesses
Chastity, sovereignty, & fertility correspondences
The eternal flame
& more
MEETS WEEKLY ON THURSDAYS AT 6:30PM (eastern) ON ZOOM
Informational video: https://youtu.be/i7dDeK96x1M