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Tomb Of Roman Priestess Of The Goddess Ceres Found At Pompeii

A tomb discovered within an elite necropolis in Pompeii has been identified as the final resting place of an ancient priestess who may have served the fertility goddess Ceres. According to ...
The New York Times

In Search of Enheduanna, the Woman Who Was History’s First Named Author

“She Who Wrote,” an exhibition at the Morgan Library, explores the world of an ancient Mesopotamian priestess who wrote with a strikingly personal voice. By Jennifer Schuessler It was a random morning ...
insider.si.edu

Portrait of a priestess : women and ritual in ancient Greece / Joan Breton Connelly

Introduction : time, space, source material, and methods -- Paths to priesthood : preparation, requirements, and acquisition -- Priesthoods of prominence : Athena Polias at Athens, Demeter and Kore at ...
Yahoo News Canada

A day in the life of Ancient Olympia with the priestesses of the Olympic flame lighting ceremony

The Olympic flame is close to completing its short tour of Greece and soon to be on its way to Italy for the Winter Games next February. A handover will take place on Thursday 4 December, the start of ...