Hestia | |
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Goddess of the hearth, sacrificical fire and flame, home, domesticity, family, protection, architecture and the state | |
Abode | Delphi or Mount Olympus |
Planet | 46 Hestia, 4 Vesta |
Symbol | The hearth and its fire |
Personal information | |
Parents | Cronus and Rhea |
Siblings | Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, Zeus, Chiron |
Roman equivalent | Vesta |
Hestia is a virgin Greek goddess of the hearth, home and fire. It was believed all hearths were her altars. She also symbolized the alliance between colonies and their mother cities. Her sacred animal is the pig.