In Roman mythology, she was the goddess of the hearth. She was identified with the Greek Hestia. Vesta was worshipped in a circular shrine, but she had no statue, and her eternal fire was the object of worship. She was worshipped in the home and was considered the goddess of the national hearth, and in her temple the fire was constantly kept burning by virgin priestesses called Vestalis. This priesthood was established by King Numa in honor of Rhea Silvia, mother of Romulus and a Vestal Virgin. Vesta is one of the oldest lineages of Roman gods. She is also of the same origin as the Greek Hestia in terms of etymology and rituals, and was the object of worship even before the separation of Greek and Latin. [Masahiro Ogawa] Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
ローマ神話の竈(かまど)の女神。ギリシアのヘスティアと同一視された。ウェスタは円形の祠堂(しどう)に祀(まつ)られているが、その神像はなく、永遠に消えぬ火が崇拝の対象となった。家庭で崇拝されるとともに、国家の竈の神とされ、その神殿ではウェスタリスとよばれる処女の祭司たちによって絶えず火が保たれていた。この祭司団は、ロムルスの母でウェスタの巫女(みこ)であったレア・シルウィアをたたえて、ヌマ王が設立したものである。ウェスタは、ローマの神々のうちでもっとも古い系列に属する。また、ギリシアのヘスティアとは語源、祭祀(さいし)上から同源であり、ギリシア語、ラテン語の分離以前から崇拝の対象とされていた。 [小川正広] 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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