Greek name: Hestia

Roman name: Vesta

Epithets (Other Names):

Parentage: Cronus-Rhea

Origin: personified household

Concerns: hearth

Attributes: matron, rarely pictured

Spouse: None

Lovers: None

Divine children:

Mortal children:

Places of worship: the family hearth

Images and Texts: see

http://web.uvic.ca/~athena/department_files/classical_myth/gods/hestia.html

see also Hestia at www.theoi.com

This material has been published on the web by Prof. Tom Sienkewicz for his students at Monmouth College. If you have any questions, you can contact him at toms@monm.edu.

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