XIV-THE KING'S FIRE. Sacred marriage of the Fire-god with a woman, Legends of the birth of Latin kings from Vestal Virgins impregnated by the fire, Vestal Virgins as wives of the Fire-god, The Vestal fire originally the fire on the king's hearth, The round temple of Vesta a copy of the old round hut of the early Latins, Rude pottery used in Roman ritual, Superstitions as to the making of pottery, Sanctity of the storeroom at Rome, The temple of Vesta with its sacred fire a copy of the king's house.
