Vediovis, 121-2, 160, 225, 277-8; connexion with Apollo, 122, 181, 225, 277; festivals, 43, 121-2, 277-8; temples, 43, 122, 277. Vegetation spirit: _see_ Corn-spirit. Veneralia, 67-9. Venus: connexion with April, 67, 69; with Fortuna, 68; with wine, 86, 204; Erycina, 85, 145; festivals, 67-8, 85-6; functions, 67, 86; Greek influence, 67, 69, 86; Mimnermia (or Meminia), 145; temples, 68, 85-6, 145, 204, 343; Verticordia, 68-9, 343. Vesta: aedes, 148-9, 151-4, 335; connexion with Janus, 282-3, 287-8, 334-5; festival, 145-54; functions, 150; hearth-goddess, 147-8, 150, 282-3, 287-8, 334, 337; laurels fixed on aedes, 5, 36, 153; penus Vestae, 83, 148, 149-50, 153, 288; origin of cult, 146-8, 149, 282-3; sacred fire, 5, 35, 114, 147-8, 150-1, 153. Vestalia, 145-54; character, 115, 126, 154; mourning of Flaminica Dialis, 115, 146, 149, 151, 153; salt-cake used, 110, 115, 148. Vestal Virgins, 36, 68-9, 306, 324, 335; festivals shared in, 52, 57, 71, 85, 112, 114-15, 150, 256; functions, 147, 149-51, 288; representative of daughters of family, 36, 111, 147, 149, 213, 256, 288, 334; salt-cake made by, 110-1, 115, 148, 149, 153, 205, 311. Vetches, 94. Victory, temple of, 70. Viminal, cults on, 229. Vinalia, 10, 338; connexion with Jupiter, 85, 86-8, 338; with Venus, 85-6, 204; Priora, 85-8; Rustica, 10, 85, 86, 87, 189, 204-6. Vitulatio, 179. Volcanalia, 189, 209-11. Volcanus, 209-11; connexion with Maia, 123, 210; festivals, 123, 209-10; functions, 123-4, 210; temple, 211. Volturnalia, 214. Volturnus, 214. Volupia, 274. Vortumnus, 201, 341. War: conduct of, 216; declaration of, 134, 230; gods of, 126, 134-5, 207, 248, 249. Water: deities of, 187, 189. Weddings: _see_ Marriages. Weeks: eight days, 7, 8. Wells and springs: sanctity, 240. Wheel symbol, 161, 169-70. Wills: sanctioned by Comitia Curiata, 63, 123. Wine: festivals, 85-8, 204-6, 236, 239-40; introduction of vine into Italy, 88, 97, 236; Jupiter’s connexion with, 55, 88, 240; Venus’ connexion with, 86, 204; vintage, 236. Wolf: corn; _see_ Corn-spirit; sacred to Mars, 311, 334. Women, 262; deities of, 38, 68, 102-3, 106, 155-6, 167-8, 200-1, 291-3; excluded from worship of Hercules, 102, 103, 142, 194; festivals, 38, 67-8, 102-3, 142, 148, 154-6, 178-9, 255-6, 291; oaths, 142; rites to produce fertility, 94-5, 104, 178-9, 262, 302, 311, 315, 318-21. Woods, importance in religion, 183-4. Year: beginning, 5-7, 35-6, 278; lunar, 1-3; method of reckoning, 1-4; solar, 1-3. INDEX OF LATIN WORDS Aedes, 135. Agone? 281. Agonia, 281. Amiculum Iunonis, 179, 312, 321 (n. 1). Ancile, 38, 41, 42, 43, 46, 58, 248, 250. Annare perennare, 51. Annus, 1, 52. Aperio, 66. Argea, 56. Argei, 52, 56, 57, 111 (n. 4), 112, 113, 118-9.