was adored even before Romulus and Numa had given laws to their people; and
the oath sworn in her name was regarded by them as inviolable. She is
represented clothed in white, with clasped hands. Her priests were dressed
in a white cloth during her public ceremonies; but victims were not
sacrificed upon her altar, because she was deemed inflexible, and could not
yield to prayers, however urgent.
Two hands, joined together, are the emblems of faith, given and received.