used in exorcism, ii. 62 n. 4;
a protection against thunder and lightning, sorcerers, demons, and thieves, 62;
gathered at Midsummer, 62
Vespasian family, the oak of the, ii. [168]
Vesper-bell on Midsummer Eve, ii. [62]
Vessels, special, used by menstruous women, i. 86, 90;
used by girls at puberty, 93
Vesta, sacred fire in the temple of, annually kindled, i. 138;
the fire of, at Rome, fed with oak-wood, ii. [91], [286]
Vestal Virgins relit the sacred fire of Vesta, i. 138;