The Hearth in Greco-Roman Religion

Описание: Welcome to my channel! In this video, I discuss the hearth and hearth-fires in ancient Greco-Roman religion. Learn a bit about what fire meant to the ancient Greeks and Romans, deities associated with fire and the hearth, and rituals and practices surrounding the hearth. Thanks for watching!

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Primary Sources:
Homeric Hymn to Hestia, 24
Homeric Hymn to Hestia, 29
Ovid, Fasti 6.249-468

Secondary Sources:
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Franklin, Anna. The Hearth Witch's Compendium: Magical and Natural Living for Every Day. Woodbury, MN: Llewelyn. 2019.
Harris, Stephen L. and Gloria Platzner. Classical Mythology: Images and Insights (6th ed.). New York: McGraw Hill. 2012.

Images:
Hephaestus producing the new arms for Achilles, Pompeii: ArchaiOptix (Wikimedia Commons)
Venus in the Forge of Vulcan, Pieter Thijs: Langfard (Wikimedia Commons)
Mt. Vesuvius 79 A.D. Eruption: MapMaster (Wikimedia Commons)
Denarius of Nero: http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?Coi... (Wikimedia Commons)
Relief of Vestals at a banquet: Rabax63 (Wikimedia Commons)

Music: "Descent from the Olympos Pentatonic." (original)