Facts about Hestia

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   Roman religion identified Hestia with the goddess Vesta, whose sacred flame was tended by the Vestal Virgins in Rome.

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   Public buildings and city halls in ancient Greece maintained a communal hearth sacred to Hestia, called the prytaneion, symbolizing the city's unity.

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   Both Poseidon and Apollo sought to marry Hestia, but she swore an oath of eternal virginity on the head of Zeus.

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   As one of the oldest Olympian deities, Hestia was a daughter of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, making her a sibling of Zeus, Poseidon, and Demeter.

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   In Greek religion, Hestia was the goddess of the hearth and home, and every Greek household maintained a sacred fire in her honor.

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   The goddess Hestia was one of the twelve original Olympians but voluntarily gave up her seat to Dionysus, choosing instead to tend the sacred hearth.

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