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As the goddess of sacrificial fire, Hestia received the first offering at every domestic sacrifice. In the public domain, the hearth of the prytaneum functioned as her official sanctuary. Whenever a new colony was established, a flame from Hestia's public hearth in the mother city would be carried to the new settlement.
The hearth of every prytaneion and domestic household was sacred to the goddess Hestia, whose presence and cult within the prytaneion and households justified the civil, political and religious basis of the city's public life, and the community's decisions concerning treaties, laws, institutions and traditions.
Vesta's sacred hearth was also named Iliaci foci ("hearth of Ilium/Troy"). [12] Worship of Vesta, like the worship of many gods, originated in the home, but in Roman historical tradition, it became an established cult of state during the reign of either Romulus, [13] or Numa Pompilius [14] (sources disagree, but most say Numa). [15]
In Greek myth, Hestia was one of the six children of Cronus and Rhea, the first of their three daughters, and thus the eldest of the twelve Olympians. [i] [1] She was the elder sister of Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, and Demeter, and was revered as goddess of the hearth and of domestic life. [2]
Household deities fit into two types; firstly, a specific deity – typically a goddess – often referred to as a hearth goddess or domestic goddess who is associated with the home and hearth, such as the ancient Greek Hestia.
Pages and categories relating to Hestia, the goddess of the hearth in Greek mythology. ... Pages in category "Hestia" The following 6 pages are in this category, out ...
Fragment of a Hellenistic relief (1st century BC–1st century AD) depicting the twelve Olympians carrying their attributes in procession; from left to right: Hestia (scepter), Hermes (winged cap and staff), Aphrodite (veiled), Ares (helmet and spear), Demeter (scepter and wheat sheaf), Hephaestus (staff), Hera (scepter), Poseidon (trident), Athena (owl and helmet), Zeus (thunderbolt and staff ...
Domestic and hearth gods (1 C, 3 P) F. Frigg (10 P) H. Hecate (1 C, 37 P) Hestia (1 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Domestic and hearth deities"