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| User: | at_thy_hearth (14655416) |
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| Name: | Hestia | ||
| Bio: |  Ἑστία » the childlike mother: goddess of hearth--public and private, family, sacrificial flames; discovered architecture and how to build homes. the eldest and the youngest: was the first-born of Kronos and Rhea, causing her to be the first to be swallowed by her father; as such, was the last to be "born" again when Zeus forced the titan to disgorge their siblings. the eternal maiden: took a vow chastity when Apollo and Poseidon sought her hand in marriage. "Hestia, in the high dwellings of all, both deathless gods and men who walk on earth, you have gained an everlasting abode and highest honour: glorious is your portion and your right. For without you mortals hold no banquet, -- where one does not duly pour sweet wine in offering to Hestia both first and last." (ll. 1-6 of XXIX, the Homeric Hymns) | ||
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