Tertius the Gambler

[Oaty]

What exactly is a vestal virgin

[Sin Qua Non]

vestal

\Ves"tal\, n. [L. Vestalis (sc. virgo): cf. F. vestale. See Vestal, a.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A virgin consecrated to Vesta, and to the service of watching the sacred fire, which was to be perpetually kept burning upon her altar.

Note: The Vestals were originally four, but afterward six, in number. Their term of service lasted thirty years, the period of admission being from the sixth to the tenth year of the candidate's age.

2. A virgin; a woman pure and chaste; also, a nun.

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[Suppiluliumas]

Hmmm... he reminds me of Strom Thurmond somehow. I'll bet he was the life of the party.