The chastity of the Vestal Virgins was meant to
A) prove their worthiness of the gods' attentions.
B) symbolize the security and stability of the Roman family and by extension the Roman republic itself.
C) signify the priestesses' proximity to divinity, making all Romans closer to the gods.
D) preserve legends of virtuous females such as the Sabine women and the Roman matron Lucretia.
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