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In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Hestia (/ ˈ h ɛ s t i ə, ˈ h ɛ s tʃ ə /; Greek: Ἑστία, meaning "hearth" or "fireside") is the virgin goddess of the hearth and the home. In myth, she is the firstborn child of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, and one of the Twelve Olympians.
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Hearth with cooking utensils. A hearth (/ h ɑːr θ /) is the...
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Hestia is a virgin Greek goddess of the hearth, home and...
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Apr 26, 2024 · Hestia, in Greek religion, goddess of the hearth, daughter of Cronus and Rhea, and one of the 12 Olympian deities. When the gods Apollo and Poseidon became suitors for her hand she swore to remain a maiden forever, whereupon Zeus, the king of the gods, bestowed upon her the honour of presiding over all sacrifices.
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Hestia is the Greek goddess of the hearth, one of the original Twelve Olympians. Cronus ’ and Rhea ’s first-born child, she was pure and peaceful. However, since she always had to stay at home, tending the fireplace, Hestia is not involved in many myths.
Hestia, Athenian red-figure kylix C5th B.C., National Archaeological Museum of Tarquinia. HESTIA was the virgin goddess of the hearth (both private and municipal) and the home. As the goddess of the family hearth she also presided over the cooking of bread and the preparation of the family meal.
Sep 12, 2019 · Hestia was the Greek virgin goddess of the hearth, home, and hospitality. In Greek mythology, she is the eldest daughter of Cronus and Rhea. In her role as a protector of the family and political community, sacrifices and offerings were regularly made to Hestia at the hearth within each private home and at the town or city's public
Hesya Mirovna ( Meerovna) Helfman [note 1] ( Yiddish: העסיע העלפֿמאַן; Russian: Геся Мировна (Мееровна) Гельфман, romanized : Gesya Mirovna Gelfman; 1855 [note 2] — 13 February [ O.S. 1 February] 1882) was a Belarusian-Jewish revolutionary member of Narodnaya Volya, who was implicated in the assassination of Alexander II of Russia.
