How to use Hestia in a sentence
Hestia (Roman Vesta) presided over the private hearths and homesteads of the Greeks, and imparted to them a sacred character.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John LordUpon this account it was called Pirpile; and by the same poet Histia, and Hestia, similar to the name above.
In other words, it proceeded from the stately grove of Hestia, where stood an oracular temple.
This is the fire which the Romans worshipped under the name of Hestia in ancient times.
History of the Wars, Books I and II (of 8) | ProcopiusThey will take notes of the examination, then seal up the tablet, and deposit it upon the altar of Hestia.
British Dictionary definitions for Hestia
/ (ˈhɛstɪə) /
Greek myth the goddess of the hearth: Roman counterpart: Vesta
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