Vestalis

Japanese: Vestalis
Vestalis

…Tradition says that Numa, the second king, instituted her worship, building a circular temple in the shape of an ancient thatched farmhouse south of the Forum in Rome. The temple had no statue, but instead a sacred fire symbolizing the permanence of the state, watched over by a priestess (first two, later six) called the Vestalis. They were selected by the high priest from among volunteer girls aged between six and ten, and dedicated a total of thirty years to the goddess, ten years as an apprentice, ten years to the performance of the priesthood, and ten years to the training of the initiates. …

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…伝承によれば,2代目の王ヌマが彼女の崇拝を制定し,ローマのフォルムの南にいにしえのわらぶき農家をかたどった円形神殿を建てたという。その神殿には神像はなく,かわりに国家の永続性を象徴する聖火が燃え,ウェスタリスVestalisと呼ばれる女祭司(当初は2人,のちに6人)がこれを見守った。彼女たちは6~10歳の少女の志願者たちの中から大神官によって選抜され,最初の10年は見習い,次の10年は司祭職の執行,最後の10年は新参者の教育と,計30年を女神に捧げた。…

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