god
Hestia
also: Ἑστία
Goddess of the hearth, eldest child of Cronos and Rhea; she refuses marriage to both Poseidon and Apollo and swears to remain a virgin forever, winning instead the privilege of the first and last offering at every feast (Hymns 5, 24, 29).
Reading notes
- The Homeric Hymns §5.1 Hestia
Goddess of the hearth, eldest child of Cronos and Rhea; she refuses marriage to both Poseidon and Apollo and swears to remain a virgin forever, winning instead the privilege of the first and last offering at every feast (Hymns 5, 24, 29).