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In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Hestia (/ ˈhɛstiə, ˈhɛstʃə /; Greek: Ἑστία, meaning "hearth" or "fireside") is the virgin goddess of the hearth and the home. In myth, she is the firstborn child of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, and one of the Twelve Olympians. In Greek mythology, the new-born Hestia, along with four of her ...
Hestia (Japanese: ヘスティア, Hepburn: Hesutia) is a fictional character who appears in Fujino Ōmori's light novel series Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (shortened to DanMachi), and its manga and anime adaptations. The series is set in the fictional world of Orario, where people join groups called Familia run by gods ...
Ancient Greece portal. Myths portal. v. t. e. In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the twelve Olympians are the major deities of the Greek pantheon, commonly considered to be Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Demeter, Aphrodite, Athena, Artemis, Apollo, Ares, Hephaestus, Hermes, and either Hestia or Dionysus. [2] They were called Olympians because ...
Phoebe is a Titaness, one of the twelve (or thirteen) divine children born to Uranus (Sky) and Gaia (Earth). Phoebe's consort was her brother Coeus, with whom she had two daughters, first Leto, who bore Apollo and Artemis, and then Asteria, a star goddess who bore an only daughter, Hecate. [5] Hesiod in the Theogony describes Phoebe as ...
Virgin goddess. Athena Parthenos, one of three great virgin goddesses of Greek mythology. Statue in front of the Austrian Parliament Building in Vienna. In Greek and Roman mythology, several goddesses are distinguished by their perpetual virginity. These goddesses included the Greek deities Hestia, Athena, and Artemis, along with their Roman ...
Hestia (ヘスティア, Hesutia) is Bell's resident deity, in charge of taking care of Bell's development as an adventurer. She is jealous of Bell's involvement with other girls' affairs, including Ais's, but is still in love with him, devoted to protecting him, and helping with his growth, even after learning that he only views her as family.
Anuket was the goddess of the Nile flood and a protective goddess of the southern border of Egypt. Her posing with her arms outstretched may have been a visual reference to the shape of the Nile, with its two tributaries, and influenced her being called "the Embracer". In the New Kingdom, her aspects as a southern goddess were emphasized to the ...
The Hestia tapestry is a Byzantine -era pagan tapestry made in the Diocese of Egypt in the first half of the 6th century. [1] It is now in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection in Washington DC, but generally not on display. [2] The Hestia tapestry, which is made of wool, [3] is a late representation of the goddess Hestia.