Hestia

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(hes′tē ə)

noun

Gr. Myth. the goddess of the hearth: identified with the Roman Vesta

Origin: Gr

See Hestia in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Greek Mythology
The goddess of the hearth, daughter of Cronus and Rhea.
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