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The women of Pompeii did indeed participate in a variety of kinds of religious expressions and cults, including the mystery cults, depicted at the Villa of the Mysteries at Pompeii. And rituals required religious equipment so to speak\u2026 Here is a woman with a kiste box probably, containing incense or myrrh. Are these items to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":72236,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[15701],"class_list":["post-72230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-o-woman-where-hast-thy-soul-gone"],"yoast_head":"\n
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