Hestia, Goddess of the Home
Goddess of: Family, Home, Hearth, Hospitality, Domestic Life
Job: Keeper of the sacred flame of Olympus.
Appearance: She hardly ever appears as a human. Instead, she takes the shape of a flame. In human form she often wears a modest head veil.
Characteristics: Gentlest, friendliest, and most peaceful of the gods. Hestia never takes sides in an argument. She is modest, open, and kind. A lovable, welcoming character. Very supportive of others.
Symbols / Sacred Objects: Flame, hearth, fire
Roman Name: Vesta
Also Known As:
Parents: Cronus and Rhea, the titans that used to rule the universe. They're the parents of the first generation of Olympians (Hestia, Hades, Demeter, Poseidon, Hera, and Zeus). See History.
Married to: No one. See Cool Facts #1. Although Apollo and Poseidon both tried to.
Strengths: A peaceful personality, level-headed.
Weaknesses: Self-sacrifice
Cool Facts:
#1 Hestia is one of the three major virgin goddesses (Hestia, Athena, and Artemis), which is kind of strange since she's the goddess of family.
#2 She is technically the oldest of the first six Olympians (see Parents), but is known as the oldest and youngest, since she was the first to be born but the last one to be puked out by Cronus (see History).
#3 Hestia doesn't have many stories about her. She's the goddess of the hearth and home, so she can't really move around to and have adventures like anyone else.
#4: She gave her throne on Olympus to Dionysus (see Dionysus' Throne for more details), so technically she's not an Olympian, although she still stays on Olympus to tend to the fire of Oympus.
Job: Keeper of the sacred flame of Olympus.
Appearance: She hardly ever appears as a human. Instead, she takes the shape of a flame. In human form she often wears a modest head veil.
Characteristics: Gentlest, friendliest, and most peaceful of the gods. Hestia never takes sides in an argument. She is modest, open, and kind. A lovable, welcoming character. Very supportive of others.
Symbols / Sacred Objects: Flame, hearth, fire
Roman Name: Vesta
Also Known As:
Parents: Cronus and Rhea, the titans that used to rule the universe. They're the parents of the first generation of Olympians (Hestia, Hades, Demeter, Poseidon, Hera, and Zeus). See History.
Married to: No one. See Cool Facts #1. Although Apollo and Poseidon both tried to.
Strengths: A peaceful personality, level-headed.
Weaknesses: Self-sacrifice
Cool Facts:
#1 Hestia is one of the three major virgin goddesses (Hestia, Athena, and Artemis), which is kind of strange since she's the goddess of family.
#2 She is technically the oldest of the first six Olympians (see Parents), but is known as the oldest and youngest, since she was the first to be born but the last one to be puked out by Cronus (see History).
#3 Hestia doesn't have many stories about her. She's the goddess of the hearth and home, so she can't really move around to and have adventures like anyone else.
#4: She gave her throne on Olympus to Dionysus (see Dionysus' Throne for more details), so technically she's not an Olympian, although she still stays on Olympus to tend to the fire of Oympus.