Hestia

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    Hestia is a Greek goddess from Greece.  She is the daughter of Cronus and Rhea.  

She was once the most important goddess.  She has 1 brother his name is Zeus.  She was the first born of the six

Olympian goddesses. Hestia and her siblings were all swallowed by their father Cronus upon birth (so he thought). 

she was the eldest daughter. 

        Hestia's roman name was Vesta.  her symbol was fire.  Hearth as a symbol of life and home as

well as her altar.  The hearth was kept lit at mount. Olympus.

Hestia's other symbols are...

• white and gold

• hearth to riches fire

• her festival day is December 31

• a romantic herbs like basil, bay (aka lavrel), or egno, mayr joram, mint, sage, spearmint, rosemary,

 tarragon, thyme savory, fresh fennel, coriander, parsley, dill

• sweet wines like port, sherry, rieslings, and congac

Ancient greeks prayed to Hestia before and after they  ate. The prayer goes like this...

oh,

lady

Hestia

virgin goddess

keeper of the hearth flame, I implor you

guide my heart head and hands to keep my

home beautiful, clean,

full of joy,

warm with

love.

    every fire on earth was caused by Hestia.  When the fires were almost out and everyone

mouend from an old city one they would carry the live coals to the new city.

• sweet modesty, dressed young woman

• her strengths are, constant, calm, gentle, and supportive of the family and home

• her weakness is cool emotionally

Hestia was the sweetest, gentlest and most generous of all the olympians, but she never married

or had children.  She never disagreed with any one, she never took sides with anyone in an

argument either. Hestia retained her virginity and became a re-born virgin (she was an eternal virgin). 

Posiden, and Apollp sought to court her but she refused them both.