Hestia


 * // Hestia //**

Of all the Greek gods and goddesses Hestia is the most gentle. She did not participate in the arguments of her siblings and as a result Hestia is mentioned the least in Greek mythology. Hestia is the goddess of the hearth which is a type of fireplace/oven used for cooking and heat in ancient Greece. Hestia's main duty as an Olympian goddess, other than playing the role of peacemaker for her family, is maintaining the hearth that held the scared fire of Olympus. She was also responsible for protecting every household and hearth on Earth. Luckily for those households that she protects, Hestia is sane enough not to kill all of mankind in the blink of an eye, which cannot be said of her other family members.

Hestia is the older sister of Zeus. Interestingly, she is considered both the oldest and the youngest of Cronus’s children, because she was the first of his children to be born and then swallowed, but the last child to be coughed back up when Cronus was tricked by his wife. Hestia’s mother is Rhea.

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