You dwell in the center of the home with your vast everlasting fire…”
Orphic Hymn to Hestia
“Vesta”, Pietro Tenerani (11 November 1789 – 16 December 1869), Italian
Elissos: Hestia the Family Goddess
Hestia: Goddess of Meditative Wisdom in Mature Women
I found these epitaphs at lyrestrings on Tumblr.
I’ve been wondering where all the Hestia devotees were… the answer is Tumblr!
I have also been wowed by this Devotional Blog to Hestia
The only traditional epithets:
- (1) Boulaia = “of the council”.
- (2) Prytaneia = “of the Prytanis.”
- Modern/UPG epithets
OTHER HESTIA PRAYERS / DEVOTIONALS
Exploring Gender Roles in Greek Mythology: Goddesses, Heroines, and Mortal Women
Of Hestia and the Hearth – Notes from the Northeast Branch
Hestia – Goddess of the Home, Hearth, & Altar
Keeping the Hearth Fire Burning: The Tale of Hestia and the Vestal Virgins
Contemplative Living Series: Hestia’s Rule – Simplicity of Possessions
Hestia and the Hearth | Barn Life Recovery
Hestia – the Fire Burning in the Hearth
Hestia – the Forgotten Olympian?
Iphigenia, Hestia, & the Muse of Painting
Who was *is* the Greek Goddess Hestia?
The Immense Power of Hestia in Greek Mythology and Spirituality
Hestia | Greek Goddess of Hearth And Home
Prayer to Hestia and Hermes for Home Economy