"The priestesses, clothed in white, and wearing a metal girdle, foretold the future from the observation of natural phenomena, but more especially from human sacrifices.
For them was reserved the frightful task of putting to death the prisoners taken in war, and individuals condemned by the Druids; and their auguries were drawn from the manner in which blood issued from the many wounds inflicted, and also from the smoking entrails."
Heckethorn, Charles William. The secret societies of all ages and countries. 1875.
For them was reserved the frightful task of putting to death the prisoners taken in war, and individuals condemned by the Druids; and their auguries were drawn from the manner in which blood issued from the many wounds inflicted, and also from the smoking entrails."
Heckethorn, Charles William. The secret societies of all ages and countries. 1875.
