Hestia

[ hes-tee-uh ]

noun

1. the ancient Greek goddess of the hearth.

Hestia

/ ˈhɛstɪə /

noun

1. Greek myth the goddess of the hearth Roman counterpartVesta

Example Sentences

Hestia (Roman Vesta) presided over the private hearths and homesteads of the Greeks, and imparted to them a sacred character.

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Upon this account it was called Pirpile; and by the same poet Histia, and Hestia, similar to the name above.

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In other words, it proceeded from the stately grove of Hestia, where stood an oracular temple.

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This is the fire which the Romans worshipped under the name of Hestia in ancient times.

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They will take notes of the examination, then seal up the tablet, and deposit it upon the altar of Hestia.

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