Hestia
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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To test the possibilities, the team turned to Hestia, a series of high-resolution simulations designed to model galaxies like the Milky Way within realistic cosmic environments.
From Science Daily • Nov. 5, 2025
I also work with Hestia, who is the goddess of the hearth, so she likes when I do housework and use my oven.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2023
Hestia, who lives in the border state of Maryland, has to figure out how to fend for herself when her husband abandons her to join a pro-Union paramilitary group.
From Washington Post • Mar. 30, 2023
Patrick Ryan, chief executive of domestic abuse support service Hestia, said he welcomed the recognition of other forms of violence including coercive control.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2023
Each city too had a public hearth sacred to Hestia, where the fire was never allowed to go out.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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