𝐍𝐚𝐦e: Hestia
𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: Goddess of the Hearth
𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭s: Cronus (Time) and Rhea (Fertility)𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧:
Hestia's name means "hearth" or "fireplace," and her status shows how important the hearth was in the social and religious life of Ancient Greeks.𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧:
None𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐬:
Fireplace, Chaste tree or branch, Kettle or Vase𝐌𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐬:
Hestia doesn't appear in many myths, except for two. Plato says that this is because she has to remain in the house of the gods, all alone, tending the eternal celestial fire even when all the other Olympians ritually pass in processions through heavens. This is both her privilege and her predicament.
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