House of the Maidens

The sacred Maidens of Karametra live in this magnificent building in front of the temple. It is divided into simple rooms and a preparation room for purification before the rites with a covered pool in its center where the young women wash for the daily rites. Nothing else. Entry into the house by anyone but the Maidens is punishable by death. The building is sacred as the priestesses themselves, and offending Karametra can mean years of bad harvests that no one is willing to face, so the priestesses of the goddess are never disturbed in their tasks and the faitlful are responsible for offering food for them as an offering in the temple. They are in charge of cleaning the image of th goddess and keeping the temple perfect for the visit of the many faithful. Every day at dawn they get up between songs, purify and make the procession from their home to the main temple of Karametra in the sanctuary and preform the tasks and rites appropriate to each day of the week and season. It is a pleasure for pilgrims to wake up to the voices blessed by the goddess of Maidens. The girls cover their hair with white veils always, held by diadems of leaves, small fruits and even ears of corn. Their dresses are always immaculate white. They are in charge of guiding the initiates through the mystic rites. There is no hierarchy among them, and only Karametra herself guides them. It is said that a blessing from on of these priestesses can cure even the most serious illness.