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Chastity, also known as purity, is a virtue related to temperance. [1] Someone who is chaste refrains from sexual activity that is considered immoral or from any sexual activity, [ 2 ] according to their state of life.
A purity ring made from sterling silver. Purity rings (also known as promise rings, abstinence rings, or chastity rings) are rings worn as a sign of chastity. [1] Since the 1990s, Christian organizations in the United States used the purity ring as a symbol of commitment.
In Catholic belief, the Girdle of Thomas is said to be handed down by the Virgin Mary during her Assumption. In the early church, virgins wore a cincture as a sign purity and hence it has been considered a symbol of chastity as well as of mortification and humility.
When out hunting one day with Artemis, she asserts that the goddess's voluptuous body and breasts are too womanly and sensual, and doubts her virginity, arguing that her own lithe body and man-like breasts are better than Artemis' and a true symbol of her own chastity. In anger, Artemis asks Nemesis for help to avenge her dignity. Nemesis ...
Chastity is a feminine given name meaning chastity, referring to the virtue of exercising self-control over one's sexual behavior, which might mean practicing celibacy for a person who is unmarried, or monogamy for a person who is married.
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Artemis (seated and wearing a radiate crown), the beautiful nymph Callisto (left), Eros and other nymphs. Antique fresco from Pompeii. In Greek mythology, Callisto (/ k ə ˈ l ɪ s t oʊ /; Ancient Greek: Καλλιστώ Ancient Greek pronunciation: [kallistɔ̌ː]) was a nymph, or the daughter of King Lycaon; the myth varies in such details.
A Vestal who broke her vow of chastity could be tried for incestum and if found guilty, buried alive in the Campus Sceleris ('Field of Wickedness'). [58] [59] [60] The februae (lanas: woolen threads) that were an essential part of the Vestal costume were supplied by the rex sacrorum and flamen dialis. [61]