Hestia

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Greek goddess Olympian deity deity of the hearth virgin goddess

Hestia is the Greek goddess of the hearth, home, and domestic harmony, revered as one of the twelve Olympian deities.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Greek goddess → Olympian deity → deity of the hearth → virgin goddess →
associatedWith	domestic life → hospitality → state hearth →
characterTrait	modesty → peacefulness → stability →
cultCenter	Prytaneion →
culture	Greek mythology →
domain	domestic harmony → family → hearth → home → sacred fire →
epithet	Hestia Boulaia → Hestia Prytaneia →
gender	female →
greekName	Ἑστία →
importance	honored at the beginning and end of sacrifices →
memberOf	Twelve Olympians →
mythologicalEra	age of the Olympian gods →
parent	Cronus → Rhea →
refusedMarriageProposalFrom	Apollo → Poseidon →
role	guardian of domestic order → protector of the city → protector of the household →
romanEquivalent	Vesta →
sacredAnimal	donkey → pig →
sibling	Demeter → Hades → Hera → Poseidon → Zeus →
status	first-born of Cronus and Rhea → last to be disgorged by Cronus →
symbol	branch → hearth fire → kettle → veil →
templeType	hearth-centered sanctuaries →
vow	perpetual virginity →
worshipPractices	maintenance of perpetual sacred fire → offering of first portion of every sacrifice →
worshipRegion	Greek world →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Demeter → Hades → Hera → Poseidon → Zeus →	sibling
Hestia ("Hestia Prytaneia") → Hestia ("Hestia Boulaia") →	epithet
Ancient Greek religion → Greco-Roman mythology →	hasDeity
Twelve Olympians ("Hestia or Dionysus") →	alternativeMembership
Cronus →	child
Homeric Hymns →	containsHymnTo
Prytaneion of Olympia →	dedicatedTo
Cronus →	fatherOf
Uranus →	grandparentOf
Titanomachy →	mainCombatant
Twelve Olympians →	member
Rhea →	motherOf
Titans →	opposedBy
Rhea →	parentOf
Cronus →	swallowed