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A definition or brief description of Hestia.

From Greek mythology, (Roman: Vesta) she was the goddess of the hearth and a sister of Zeus; but she doesn't have a prominent role in Greek mythology although she might have been more prominent in religion. Source: Elizabeth Vandiver, Classics scholar, authority on Greek mythology and Greek tragedy, including the Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid, Homer, and Virgil. This definition is based on her course Classical Mythology for The Teaching Company.