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'''Hestia''' was the goddess of the hearth (fire) in [[Greek mythology]]. She was the first born child of [[Cronos]] and [[Rhea (mythology)|Rhea]], and was swallowed by her father at birth.  Later, [[Zeus]] forced Cronos to disgorge the six siblings  he had swallowed, and Hestia, being the first in became the last out and thence both the oldest and youngest of the Cronides.  Hestia was wooed by [[Apollo]] and [[Poseidon]] but she refused both and asked Zeus to let her remain a perpetual virgin.

'''Hestia''' was the goddess of the hearth (fire) in [[Greek mythology]]. She was the first born child of [[Cronos]] and [[Rhea (mythology)|Rhea]], and was swallowed by her father at birth.  Later, [[Zeus]] forced Cronos to disgorge the six siblings  he had swallowed, and Hestia, being the first in became the last out and thence both the oldest and youngest of the Cronides.  Hestia was wooed by [[Apollo (mythology)|Apollo]] and [[Poseidon]] but she refused both and asked Zeus to let her remain a perpetual virgin.

With the hearth as a domestic focal point it also served as her altar and Hestia would receive the first offering at every sacrifice in the household. Although one of the three great goddesses of the first generation of [[Olympians (mythology)|Olympians]], there are few great stories about her.   

With the hearth as a domestic focal point it also served as her altar and Hestia would receive the first offering at every sacrifice in the household. Although one of the three great goddesses of the first generation of [[Olympians (mythology)|Olympians]], there are few great stories about her.   

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