The Hearth in Greco-Roman Religion

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! Website: www.hearthofhaemonia.com IG/Pinterest/Vero: @hearthofhaemonia Contact: [email protected] Primary Sources: Homeric Hymn to Hestia, 24 Homeric Hymn to Hestia, 29 Ovid, Fasti 6.249-468 Secondary Sources:    / hearthwitch   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)