Motif
ritual fire at a goddess sanctuary
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A motif of the Sacred Fire and Divine Light family, within the sub-family Hearths, Sanctuaries, and Ceremonial Flames. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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comparative
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2) PREFACE. / J. G. FRAZER. / CHAPTER I. THE KING OF THE WOOD. / MACAULAY.; lines 355-440 confidence: high
Fire is described as prominent in Diana’s ritual: the annual festival lit the grove with many torches, the day was observed at domestic hearths, women brought lighted torches after answered prayers, and the title Vesta suggests a perpetual holy fire.
Fire is described as central to Diana’s ritual through torches, domestic hearth rites, votive torches, and possible perpetual holy fire.
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