Hestia

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Hestia is the goddess of the hearth and home.Her symbol is the hearth.She has a famous garment that she wears.Her weapon is a flowered branch and a kettle.She lives on Mount Olympus ,but she spends a lot of her time on Earth with the mortals.Hestia is known as the most gentle and caring on Mount Olympus because she gave up her spot as a part of the big 12 to Dionysus.

Hestia's myth includes Hestia, Zeus, Cronus, Rhea, Poseidon, Hades, Demeter, Hera, and Amaltheia.The mistake is that Cronus eats all his children except Zeus.For his punishment Zeus made him regurgitate all of the children and got trapped in Tarturus.We learned that being nervous could lead to bad things.

Interesting Facts on Hestia: Hestia is a great goddess so that is why there is a product named after her.It's called Hestia Pant.There is also a company that uses Hestia in their name.It is called Hotel Hestia.These are good names because Hestia is the god of home and a home is supposed to be comfortable.A pair of pants and a hotel are both supposed to be comfortable.
 * Was never married
 * Eaten by Cronus
 * Each city had a public hearth sacred to Hestia
 * Roman name is Vesta
 * Spent most of her time on Earth with the mortals
 * Sister of the big 3
 * Could not be forced to love anyone
 * Stepped down from the big 12
 * Goddess of the hearth and home
 * Most gentle of the gods

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