Hestia

Summary

Hestia is a Greek deity^[1]. She ranks in the top 9% of greek_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,697 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hestia's father was Cronus^[3].
• Hestia's mother was Rhea^[4].
• Hestia's image is recorded as Hestia - Wellesley College - DSC09634.JPG^[5].
• Hestia is recorded as female^[6].
• Hestia's instance of is recorded as Greek deity^[7].
• Hestia's instance of is recorded as household deity^[8].
• Hestia's instance of is recorded as Olympian god^[9].
• Hestia's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 18028998^[10].
• Hestia's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 205159012^[11].
• Hestia's GND ID is recorded as 119320657^[12].
• Hestia's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2016065482^[13].
• Hestia's official residence is recorded as Olympus^[14].
• Hestia's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16680586m^[15].
• Hestia's IdRef ID is recorded as 150501757^[16].
• Hestia's part of is recorded as Twelve Olympians^[17].
• Hestia's Commons category is recorded as Hestia^[18].
• Hestia's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q9129 (gre)-Ionenlaser-Εστία.wav^[19].
• Hestia's said to be the same as is recorded as Vesta^[20].
• Hestia's said to be the same as is recorded as Chantico^[21].
• Hestia's said to be the same as is recorded as Anuket^[22].
• Hestia's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/095mj^[23].
• Hestia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hestia^[24].
• Hestia's National Library of Israel ID is recorded as 000774929^[25].
• Hestia's worshipped by is recorded as Ancient Greek religion^[26].
• Hestia's Rodovid ID is recorded as 26945^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Hestia's father was Cronus^[3]. Her mother was Rhea^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Hestia include 46 she^[28], an asteroid^[29].

Why It Matters

Hestia ranks in the top 9% of greek_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,697 views/month).^[2] She has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] She is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for her include 46 she^[28], an asteroid^[29].

FAQs

Who were Hestia's parents?

Hestia's father was Cronus^[3]. Hestia's mother was Rhea^[4].