Vesta with Pales Plaque goddess" Celtic and other sacred symbols

Celtic and other sacred symbols

a Green Man holding the Sacred Snake of death and rebirth

the god of fire

yet at Ephesus in Anatolia

Vesta with Pales Plaque goddess" Celtic and other sacred symbolsGoddess of household harmony. She rests at ease and content, symbols of wealth and well being surrounding her. Vesta, (whose Greek name, Hestia, means "hearth"), is accompanied by the donkey god Pales, a symbol of creative labor and fertility throughout the ancient world. The serpent represents Vesta's generative power, while her scepter and headdress signify her rank. [Berlin Staatliche Museum, 2nd cent. CE] 7 3 4" x 6 3 4" gypsumstone plaque, tan