Hestia
•Goddess of the Hearth and Home
•First born child of Cronus & Rhea
•5 Siblings:
Hera, Demeter, Zeus, Poseidon, & Hades
•No children
•Parents:
Cronus & Rhea
•Called both the youngest & the eldest of the Cronides
•First born child of Cronus & Rhea
•5 Siblings:
Hera, Demeter, Zeus, Poseidon, & Hades
•No children
•Parents:
Cronus & Rhea
•Called both the youngest & the eldest of the Cronides
Symbols
Angel's Trumpet (A kind of flower)
Hearth
Home
Living Flame
Keys
Hearth
Home
Living Flame
Keys
Hesita's Story
As the goddess of the family hearth she also presided over the cooking of bread and the preparation of the family meal. Hestia was also the goddess of the sacrificial flame and received a share of every sacrifice to the gods. The cooking of the communal feast of sacrificial meat was naturally a part of herdomain.
In myth Hestia was the first born child of Cronus and Rhea who was swallowed by her father at birth. Zeus later forced the old Titan to disgorge Hestia and her siblings. As the first to be swallowed she was also the last to be disgorged, and so was named as both the eldest and youngest of the six Cronides. When the gods Apollo and Poseidon sought for her hand in marriage, Hestia refused and asked Zeus to let her remain an eternal virgin. He agreed and she took her place at his royal hearth.
In myth Hestia was the first born child of Cronus and Rhea who was swallowed by her father at birth. Zeus later forced the old Titan to disgorge Hestia and her siblings. As the first to be swallowed she was also the last to be disgorged, and so was named as both the eldest and youngest of the six Cronides. When the gods Apollo and Poseidon sought for her hand in marriage, Hestia refused and asked Zeus to let her remain an eternal virgin. He agreed and she took her place at his royal hearth.