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    Hestia was the Greek goddess of the hearth, home, family, and fire. She was the eldest daughter of Kronos and Rhea and chose to remain a virgin. As goddess of the hearth, Hestia received the first offering at every meal and her flame represented the hearth of the state. Though sought after by Apollo and Poseidon, Hestia refused marriage to focus on her duties. When Dionysus joined the gods on Mount Olympus, Hestia willingly gave up her seat to tend the sacred flame and avoid further family conflicts.

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    Hestia was the Greek goddess of the hearth, home, family, and fire. She was the eldest daughter of Kronos and Rhea and chose to remain a virgin. As goddess of the hearth, Hestia received the first offering at every meal and her flame represented the hearth of the state. Though sought after by Apollo and Poseidon, Hestia refused marriage to focus on her duties. When Dionysus joined the gods on Mount Olympus, Hestia willingly gave up her seat to tend the sacred flame and avoid further family conflicts.

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    Hestia was the Greek goddess of the hearth, home, family, and fire. She was the eldest daughter of Kronos and Rhea and chose to remain a virgin. As goddess of the hearth, Hestia received the first offering at every meal and her flame represented the hearth of the state. Though sought after by Apollo and Poseidon, Hestia refused marriage to focus on her duties. When Dionysus joined the gods on Mount Olympus, Hestia willingly gave up her seat to tend the sacred flame and avoid further family conflicts.

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    Hestia was the Greek goddess of the hearth, home, family, and fire. She was the eldest daughter of Kronos and Rhea and chose to remain a virgin. As goddess of the hearth, Hestia received the first offering at every meal and her flame represented the hearth of the state. Though sought after by Apollo and Poseidon, Hestia refused marriage to focus on her duties. When Dionysus joined the gods on Mount Olympus, Hestia willingly gave up her seat to tend the sacred flame and avoid further family conflicts.

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    Hestia

    Name: Hestia

    Goddess Home, hearth, family and fire


    of:
    Consorts None; she is forever a virgin.
    :
    Siblings: Demeter, Poseidon, Hera, Hades, Zeus, Khi
    ron (half-brother)
    Parents: Kronos and Rhea

    Symbols: the Hearth and its Fire


    Roman Vesta
    Name:
    Title: Goddess of home and hearth

    Weapons None
    :
    Nicknam 'Hestia First and Last' (Because while she
    es: was the first child of Kronos and Rhea, she
    was also the last to be regurgitated)

    Hestia (Ancient Greek: Ἑστία, hearth or fireside) was the Greek goddess that presided over the familial
    hearth, home, the right ordering of domesticity and family and fire, and the state. She protected the
    sanctity of the house, and was the patron of the State Council and Parliament. She was the eldest
    daughter and oldest child of Kronos and Rhea.
    Hestia received the first offering at every meal in the household. In the public domain, the hearth of
    the prytaneum functioned as her official sanctuary. With the establishment of a new colony, flame from
    Hestia's public hearth in the mother city would be carried to the new settlement.

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    Backstory
    Early Life
    Hestia was born to Kronos and Rhea. Hestia had been growing inside Kronos for years, being immortal.
    She was thrown up last. She also was a part of the Titanomachy, where she fought the Titans. Once the
    gods won, she would become an Olympian.
    Myths
    Her beauty attracted the interest of Apollo and Poseidon who asked her to marry them. However, Hestia
    was unwilling to get married and asked Zeus to make her a virgin Goddess so that she would never be
    married.
    Only once was Hestia's virginity ever in danger. After a feast attended by all the gods, after everyone fell
    asleep. Priapus, a fertility god who was the son of Aphrodite and Dionysus, made his way over to her
    and tried to ravish her while she was asleep. A donkey brayed just in time to awaken Hestia, who
    screamed when she saw Priapus about to mount her. Her screaming frightened him away and her
    virginity was secure once again.
    Her Place on the Throne
    Zeus had a Demigod son with the mortal princess Semele, named Dionysos. Dionysos was not like the
    other demigods who fought and were adventurous. He was quite different from other people. He was
    shunned by others, until he crushed wine grapes in such a way, it made wine. Zeus was taken aback by
    this, and made him immortal, then offered him a throne on Mount Olympus. However, 13 was an
    unlucky number, so he reconsidered. Hestia, the goddess of the hearth who, having grown weary of her
    quarrelsome family, was happy to give up her place. She would then tend to the sacred flame of
    Olympus.

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