"Peplophoros / Demeter" from the Villa of the Papyri or Pisoni at Herculaneum - Augustan age - End of the first century BC - Antiquarium of Boscoreale / Naples Ancient garb Roman
Bust of a young woman, possibly a priestess judging from her diadem and hairstyle, late Roman era Reinette: Ancient Roman Hairstyles and Headdresses from the Severan to the Theodosian Dynasty
In Plato's Symposium the members of a party discuss the meaning of love. Socrates says that in his youth he was taught "the philosophy of love" by Diotima, who was a seer or priestess. Socrates also claims that Diotima successfully postponed the plague of Athens.
They are, from youngest to oldest: Aglaea (“Splendor”), Euphrosyne (“Mirth”) and Thalia (“Good Cheer”). The Three Graces, Hellenistic, c. Century BC Graces (or Charites)
Mitra was the god of the sun, of Persian origin that became part of the Roman Empire and his cult was developed as a mystery religion, and was organized in secret societies, exclusively male, esoteric and initiatory character. He enjoyed particular popula
Pportrait of a Roman lady, probably a priestess wearing tunic and stola. Above the forehead a hole, probably for a crown or diadem. Middle Antonine Period, about 160 - 180 A.
Italy, Sicily, Taormina, Statue representing an Isis priestess, marble, 2nd Century B.C., Italy, Sicily, Palermo, Museo Archeologico Regionale (Archaeological Museum), Roman art
Simple forms and a restrained composition celebrate the resolve, innocence and moral authority of the Vestal Virgins. Herm of a Vestal Virgin, 1820 - Antonio Canova.