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Look up: Hestia

  1. Hestia
    Goddess of the hearth. The hearth was sacred to the Greeks, as fire was associated with life.
    Found on http://www.classics.cam.ac.uk/museum/glo

  2. Hestia
    Hestia was a Greek goddess. She was a daughter of Cronus and Rhea. She was goddess of the hearth. She was also called Vesta.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  3. Hestia
    [n] - (Greek mythology) the goddess of the hearth and its fire in ancient mythology
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. Hestia
    One of the `minor planets` of our solar system. Discovered by Pogson on 16 Aug 1857. Diameter in km: 164. More data in TABLE 13. THE MINOR PLANETS
    Found on http://www.delscope.demon.co.uk/astronom

  5. Hestia
    In Greek mythology, goddess of the hearth-fire (Roman Vesta); protector of the home; and eldest daughter of the Titans Kronos and Rhea. Sometimes regarded as the personification...
    Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/

  6. Hestia
    In Greek mythology, virginal `Hestia` (ancient Greek `) is the goddess of the hearth, of the right ordering of domesticity and the family, who received the first offering at every sacrifice in the household. In the public domain the hearth of the prytaneum or town hall functioned as her official sanctuary. With the establishment of a new colony, flame from Hestia's public hearth would be carried to the new settlement. In Roman mythology her more...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hestia

  7. Hestia
    in Greek religion, goddess of the hearth, daughter of Cronus and Rhea, and one of the 12 Olympian deities. When the gods Apollo and Poseidon became ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/h/44

  8. Hestia
    Hestia is a Persian girl name. The meaning of the name is `Star` Where is it used? The name Hestia is mainly used In Greek Mythology.How do they say it elsewhere? Vesta ( In Roman Mythology) The name Hestia doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Hestia seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/girls/Hes

  9. Hestia
    Hestia (hes'tēu) , in Greek religion and mythology, goddess of the hearth; daughter of Kronos and Rhea. Both public and private worship of Hestia were widespread; she represented personal and communal security and happiness. An Olympian goddess, she was thought of as the kindest and mildes...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0


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