Events Tagged: "sacred"

Oracle site first sacred - Mycenaean worship at Delphi spring, Earth goddess Gaia venerated before Apollo

Sacred meteorite falls at Pessinus - black stone from heaven becomes cult image of Cybele, Mother Goddess of Phrygia, worshipped as goddess herself

Palladium stolen from Troy - sacred statue of Athena, Greeks steal it (or Aeneas saves it), Troy falls because it lost divine protection

Palladium brought to Rome by Aeneas (tradition) - sacred statue hidden in Temple of Vesta, ensures Rome cannot be conquered while possessed

Sibylline Books housed in Temple of Jupiter - consulted only in grave crises by special priests (quindecemviri), guide Rome through disasters

Celtic raids reach Delphi - Brennus leads 150,000 Gauls to attack sacred site, repelled but demonstrates Celtic military power

Sacred stone voyages to Rome - black meteorite travels under heavy guard, every port celebrates arrival, mass hysteria of anticipation

Palladium saved from Great Fire - Vestals rescue sacred objects including Palladium from Temple of Vesta during Nero's fire