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Hestia (Vesta)

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Everybody had a warm place in their hearts for Hestia, the goddess of hearth and home. Way back in the day, both Poseidon and Apollo tried to marry her. She wasn't into either of them, though, so she begged Zeus to let her be a virgin forever. Zeus gave her the go and tasked her with taking care of the sacred hearth fire of Olympus. It may not sound like a particularly awesome job, but Hestia loved it. Being the goddess of the sacrificial fires was a particularly sweet gig because she got first dibs on every animal that was burnt in offering to the gods. Mmmm, barbecue.

Basic Information

Name	Hestia
Nickname	Vesta, Hesty
Sex	Female
Current city	Olympus

Work & Education

Occupation	Goddess of the Hearth and Home (basically, I get to hang out by the fireplace all day).
Education	Rhea School of Homemaking

Beliefs

Political views

Pro-Zeus

Family & Friends (& Enemies)

Parents	Kronos (Dad) Rhea (Mom)
Siblings	Zeus Poseidon Hades Hera Demeter (I know, we're quite a family.)
Children	Sorry, I'm a sworn virgin.
Friends	Zeus Poseidon Hades Hera Demeter (Family first!)
Enemies	Priapus, the awful little god who tried to have his way with me Santa Claus (And no, I'm not a Grinch. He's just always desecrating my chimneys with his big fat belly.)

Relationships

Relationship status	Permanently single
Interested in	Nobody. Thanks, though! ;)

Favorites

TV Shows	Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood The Waltons Little House on the Prairie
Quotations	"Love is the only bow of life's dark cloud. [...] It is the air and light of every heart, builder of every home, kindler of every fire on every hearth." – Robert Green Ingersoll "May we live in peace without weeping. May our joy outline the lives we touch without ceasing. And may our love fill the world, angel wings tenderly beating." – Irish Blessing "Take me home country roads To the place I belong, West Virginia, mountain mama Take me home, country roads." – John Denver "We cannot do great things on this Earth, only small things with great love." – Mother Teresa "The world has suffered more from the ravages of ill-advised marriages than from virginity." – Ambrose Bierce
Books	Little Women by Louisa May Alcott "To Build a Fire" by Jack London David Copperfield by Charles Dickens "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving (I love a good ghost story by the fire.) Dracula by Bram Stoker (Another spooky tale best read by firelight!) The Open Hearth Cookbook by Doris Simpson The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum (Their truly is "no place like home.") "Fire and Ice" by Robert Frost "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time (Gather ye rosebuds)" by Robert Herrick (Some of us have all eternity to gather rosebuds…) "The Cricket on the Hearth" by Charles Dickens
Music	Home by Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros Country Roads by John Denver Salvation Song by The Avett Brothers Homeward Bound by Simon and Garfunkel There is a Light That Never Goes Out by The Smiths Give Peace a Chance by John Lennon and Plastic Ono Band We Didn't Start the Fire by Billy Joel Let It Snow performed by Frank Sinatra
Movies	The Wizard of Oz Julie and Julia It's a Wonderful Life Spirited Away A Christmas Story Mrs. Doubtfire Mary Poppins Brave

Activities & Interests

Likes	Hearths Homes Better Homes and Gardens Potpourri Cross-stitching Barbecues
Interests	Home Economics Hearth-ology
Groups	Gods and Goddesses of Olympus Marshmallow Lovers Fireplace Fanatics Pacifists Sworn Virgins

Hestia (Vesta)

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