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Ovid derived Vesta from Latin vi stando – "standing by power". Cicero supposed that the Latin name Vesta derives from its Greek counterpart, Hestia, which Cornutus claimed to have derived from Greek hestanai dia pantos ("standing for ever").
To Vesta is attributed one more story not found in Greek tradition by the Roman poet Ovid in his poem Fasti, where during a feast of the gods Vesta is nearly raped in her sleep by the god Priapus, and only avoids this fate when a donkey cries out, alerting Vesta and prompting the other gods to attack Priapus in defense of the goddess.
Articles relating to the goddess Vesta and her cult. She was the virgin goddess of the hearth , home , and family in Roman religion . She was identified with her Greek equivalent, Hestia .
Here Are 176 Greek God and Goddess Names. Female Elf Names. 1. ... Vesta — The Roman goddess of the hearth. 9. Aelirenn — A warrior from the history of The Witcher series. 10.
In Greek and Roman mythology, several goddesses are distinguished by their perpetual virginity. These goddesses included the Greek deities Hestia, Athena, and Artemis, along with their Roman equivalents, Vesta, Minerva, and Diana. In some instances, the inviolability of these goddesses was simply a detail of their mythology, while in other ...
2nd-century AD Roman statue of a Virgo Vestalis Maxima (National Roman Museum) 1st-century BC (43–39 BC) aureus depicting a seated Vestal Virgin marked vestalis. In ancient Rome, the Vestal Virgins or Vestals (Latin: Vestālēs, singular Vestālis [wɛsˈtaːlɪs]) were priestesses of Vesta, virgin goddess of Rome's sacred hearth and its flame.
Vesta is the Roman goddess of the hearth, home, and family. The given name may also refer to: People: Vesta Hathaway (Marina Oliver, born 1934), British writer; Vesta Kasputė (born 1984), Lithuanian chess player; Vesta C. Muehleisen (1889–1973), American educator; Vesta M. Roy (1925–2002), American politician
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the twelve Olympians are the major deities of the Greek pantheon, commonly considered to be Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Demeter, Aphrodite, Athena, Artemis, Apollo, Ares, Hephaestus, Hermes, and either Hestia or Dionysus. [2] They were called Olympians because, according to tradition, they resided on Mount ...