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From [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[mythology]], (Roman: '''Vesta''') she was the [[Greek god|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]] [[scholarship|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]].
From [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[mythology]], (Roman: '''Vesta''') she was the [[Greek god|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]].

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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.