Hestia
Hestia is the Greek goddess of the hearth, the first-born of the Olympians who gave up her throne to Dionysus and kept the centre of the house instead. She has almost no myths: her cult is a fire, a meal and the continuity of a household.
Correspondences
- Planetary Correspondence
- Sun
Offerings
- Offerings
- First fruitsBreadWineOlive oilFire kept
Sacred timing
Symbols and forms
- Alternate Names
- Histia
- Gender Expression
- Feminine
- Titles
- Goddess of the HearthFirst of the OlympiansKeeper of the Flame
- Symbols
- HearthFlameVeilDonkey
Practice
- Invocation Approach
- ToneQuiet centralAddressHestiaKeeper of the FlameFirst of the OlympiansRelationshipThe goddess who stays home and holds the centreWarningShe gave up her seat and kept the middleResonanceHouseholds those tending a hearth or a long work
- Modern Practice
Hestia is present at every meal and every beginning: the first and last offering of the day is hers. Her practice is unglamorous and constant, which is the whole of her teaching.
Nature and meaning
- Domain
- The hearthThe homeThe sacred flameHospitalityContinuityThe centre
- Mythology Summary
Hestia is the Greek goddess of the hearth, the first-born of the Olympians who gave up her throne to Dionysus and kept the centre of the house instead. She has almost no myths: her cult is a fire, a meal and the continuity of a household.
- Related Deities
- VestaZeusHeraHephaestus
Details
- Secondary Planets
- Saturn
- Correspondences
- ColorsWhiteGoldRedScentsFrankincenseBay leafCedarMetalsGoldIronAnimalsDonkeyCrane
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