priestess of pompeii
The aromatic oil of Eros filled the room. Dionysus was present. “You have been chosen by the god.”
About Sandy
Sandra Hurt lives in Carmel, Indiana with her husband, Stan. Over the last thirty years, she has studied Jungian Psychology and the Classics. Her many research trips in Italy and Greece have allowed her to work with art historians and archaeologists, giving her a rich education and love for all things related to women in the ancient world. Priestess of Pompeii, The Initiate’s Journey is her first novel and she is currently working on the second book in the series.
About the Book
The Villa of the Mysteries in Pompeii is famous for its cycle of Dionysian Ritual Frescoes.
This book is the fictional story of a real person, the Domina of the Villa, Rufilla Istacidia, who lived in Pompeii, First Century BCE. Rufilla is born to parents in the servant class. Still, when her mother dies, her father renounces the baby, and her miraculous rescue by a wealthy Pompeiian family fatefully transforms her destiny.
Rufilla’s epilepsy is considered a sacred illness which not only produces violent episodes of seizures but prophetic dreams.