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Hestia (Roman name Vetsa) (Germanic tribal name Hertha)

Hestia (Roman name Vetsa) (Germanic tribal name Hertha). goddess of the hearth and the flame. Hestia’s Family.

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Hestia (Roman name Vetsa) (Germanic tribal name Hertha)

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  1. Hestia(Roman name Vetsa)(Germanic tribal name Hertha) goddess of the hearth and the flame

  2. Hestia’s Family Parents: Rhea mother of the gods and Kronos the titan of the sky. Brothers: Zeus god of all the gods. Hades go of the underworld Sisters: Demeter goddess of grain, mankind, and agriculture. Hera goddess of marriage and queen to all the gods. She had no children. Hestia had no husband.

  3. Hestia’s Accomplishments Some of the greatest accomplishments of Hestia were, She became the center of the Greek home. She also became the center of all Greek towns as well. There was hearth at the center of every village. Hestia is now well known as the most worshiped Greek goddess of all time.

  4. Hestia’s Strengths Unlike the other gods and goddesses she had inner strength and stayed calm in all and every situation she faced. Hestia is no the chief of the goddesses. She was also immune to the goddess Aphrodite and Eros because she chose to be a virgin goddess. Not forced.

  5. The Myth Of Hestia Rhea and Kronos married each other. They had several children. Kronos son decided to take the throne from his father. When Kronos heard the news he devoured his children. Hestia was devoured first, then Demeter, Hera, Poseidon, and last Haides. Rhea gave Kronos a drug to vomit all the children back up. Hestia was the last to come up and asked to be the protector of the hearth and house.

  6. Hestia Fun Facts Poseidon and Apollo courted Hestia. She is the animal of pig, cow. She had come up with the idea of the horoscope and was the first reader of them. One of her main purposes is to light a room. Hestia in some Greek myths was also known as the goddess of light and the sun.

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